Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/těnь
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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
Probably a contamination between Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ and Proto-Slavic *sěnь.
Noun
*těnь f
Inflection
Declension of *těnь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *těnь | *těni | *těni |
| genitive | *těni | *těnьju, *těňu* | *těnьjь, *těni* |
| dative | *těni | *těnьma | *těnьmъ |
| accusative | *těnь | *těni | *těni |
| instrumental | *těnьjǫ, *těňǫ* | *těnьma | *těnьmi |
| locative | *těni | *těnьju, *těňu* | *těnьxъ |
| vocative | *těni | *těni | *těni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
adjective
noun
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress