Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svojь

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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

PIE word
*swé

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *swajas, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyos from *swé. Cognate with Old Prussian swais, Lithuanian savas, Latvian savs, Latgalian sovs, Latin suus, German sein, Old Norse sik (oneself), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 (swēs, one's own), Sanskrit स्व (sva, one's own).

Determiner

*svojь

  1. one's own (his, her, its, their own)

Declension

Declension of *svojь
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *svojь *svoja *svoje
Accusative *svojь *svojǫ *svoje
Genitive *svojego *svojeję̇ *svojego
Locative *svojemь *svojeji *svojemь
Dative *svojemu *svojeji *svojemu
Instrumental *svojimь *svojejǫ *svojimь
Dual Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *svoja *svoji *svoji
Accusative *svoja *svoji *svoji
Genitive *svojeju *svojeju *svojeju
Locative *svojeju *svojeju *svojeju
Dative *svojima *svojima *svojima
Instrumental *svojima *svojima *svojima
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *svoji *svoję̇ *svoja
Accusative *svoję̇ *svoję̇ *svoja
Genitive *svojixъ *svojixъ *svojixъ
Locative *svojixъ *svojixъ *svojixъ
Dative *svojimъ *svojimъ *svojimъ
Instrumental *svojimi *svojimi *svojimi

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress