Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zoltьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źalˀtinas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰolh₃-t-inos (“golden”), from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow”). By surface analysis, *zȏlto + *-inъ. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gulþeins), Old Norse gullinn, Old English gylden.
Adjective
*zoltьnъ
- (relational) gold; golden
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zoltьnъ | *zoltьna | *zoltьno |
| genitive | *zoltьna | *zoltьny | *zoltьna |
| dative | *zoltьnu | *zoltьně | *zoltьnu |
| accusative | *zoltьnъ | *zoltьnǫ | *zoltьno |
| instrumental | *zoltьnomь | *zoltьnojǫ | *zoltьnomь |
| locative | *zoltьně | *zoltьně | *zoltьně |
| vocative | *zoltьne | *zoltьno | *zoltьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *zoltьna | *zoltьně | *zoltьně |
| genitive | *zoltьnu | *zoltьnu | *zoltьnu |
| dative | *zoltьnoma | *zoltьnama | *zoltьnoma |
| accusative | *zoltьna | *zoltьně | *zoltьně |
| instrumental | *zoltьnoma | *zoltьnama | *zoltьnoma |
| locative | *zoltьnu | *zoltьnu | *zoltьnu |
| vocative | *zoltьna | *zoltьně | *zoltьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *zoltьni | *zoltьny | *zoltьna |
| genitive | *zoltьnъ | *zoltьnъ | *zoltьnъ |
| dative | *zoltьnomъ | *zoltьnamъ | *zoltьnomъ |
| accusative | *zoltьny | *zoltьny | *zoltьna |
| instrumental | *zoltьny | *zoltьnami | *zoltьny |
| locative | *zoltьněxъ | *zoltьnaxъ | *zoltьněxъ |
| vocative | *zoltьni | *zoltьny | *zoltьna |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- ESSJa prosp., page 91: “*zoltьnъjь”