Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svinъ

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *swīˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-iHnos, from *suH- (pig, hog, swine) + *-iHnos.

Baltic cognates include Latvian svīns (dirty). Further cognates with Latin suīnus (swine; porcine), Proto-Germanic *swīną (pig, swine) (from which comes Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein), Old High German swīn, English swine, Old Norse svín).

Adjective

*svinъ

  1. pertaining to swines

Declension

Indefinite declension of *svinъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *svinъ *svina *svino
genitive *svina *sviny *svina
dative *svinu *svině *svinu
accusative *svinъ *svinǫ *svino
instrumental *svinomь *svinojǫ *svinomь
locative *svině *svině *svině
vocative *svine *svino *svino
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *svina *svině *svině
genitive *svinu *svinu *svinu
dative *svinoma *svinama *svinoma
accusative *svina *svině *svině
instrumental *svinoma *svinama *svinoma
locative *svinu *svinu *svinu
vocative *svina *svině *svině
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *svini *sviny *svina
genitive *svinъ *svinъ *svinъ
dative *svinomъ *svinamъ *svinomъ
accusative *sviny *sviny *svina
instrumental *sviny *svinami *sviny
locative *sviněxъ *svinaxъ *sviněxъ
vocative *svini *sviny *svina
Definite declension of *svinъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *svinъjь *svinaja *svinoje
genitive *svinajego *svinyję̇ *svinajego
dative *svinujemu *sviněji *svinujemu
accusative *svinъjь *svinǫjǫ *svinoje
instrumental *svinyjimь *svinǫjǫ *svinyjimь
locative *svinějemь *sviněji *svinějemь
vocative *svinъjь *svinaja *svinoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *svinaja *sviněji *sviněji
genitive *svinuju *svinuju *svinuju
dative *svinyjima *svinyjima *svinyjima
accusative *svinaja *sviněji *sviněji
instrumental *svinyjima *svinyjima *svinyjima
locative *svinuju *svinuju *svinuju
vocative *svinaja *sviněji *sviněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sviniji *svinyję̇ *svinaja
genitive *svinъjixъ *svinъjixъ *svinъjixъ
dative *svinyjimъ *svinyjimъ *svinyjimъ
accusative *svinyję̇ *svinyję̇ *svinaja
instrumental *svinyjimi *svinyjimi *svinyjimi
locative *svinyjixъ *svinyjixъ *svinyjixъ
vocative *sviniji *svinyję̇ *svinaja

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svinъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 477:adj. o ‘pig-’