Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/višьňa

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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

višьňa

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“type of cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdlime”), and Latin viscum (“birdlime”).

Noun

*vi̋šьňa f

  1. sour cherry (Prunus cerasus)
  2. cherry

Declension

Declension of *višьňa (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *višьňa *višьňi *višьňę̇
genitive *višьňę̇ *višьňu *višьňь
dative *višьňi *višьňama *višьňamъ
accusative *višьňǫ *višьňi *višьňę̇
instrumental *višьňejǫ, *višьňǫ** *višьňama *višьňami
locative *višьňi *višьňu *višьňasъ, *višьňaxъ*
vocative *višьňe *višьňi *višьňę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

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See also

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