Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dyňa

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 earlier *kъdyňa, from Latin māla cydōnia, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).

Noun

*dỳňa f

1. melon

   Synonyms: *pьpešь, *piponъ

2. watermelon (regionally)

Inflection

Declension of *dỳňa (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dỳňa	*dỳňi	*dỳňę̇
genitive	*dỳňę̇	*dỳňu	*dỳňь
dative	*dỳňī	*dỳňama	*dỳňāmъ
accusative	*dỳňǫ	*dỳňi	*dỳňę̇
instrumental	*dỳňējǫ, *dỳňǭ*	*dỳňama	*dỳňāmī
locative	*dỳňī	*dỳňu	*dỳňāsъ
vocative	*dỳňe	*dỳňi	*dỳňę̇

^* 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

• *kъduňa (“quince”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: дꙑнꙗ (dynja)
    • Belarusian: ды́ня (dýnja)
    • Russian: ды́ня (dýnja)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: ди́ня (dýnja, “watermelon”)
    • Ukrainian: ди́ня (dýnja)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: ди́ня (dínja, “melon (in Western Bulgaria), watermelon (in Eastern Bulgaria)”)
  • Macedonian: диња (dinja)
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȉnja
  • Slovene: dínja, dȋnja (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: dýně (“pumpkin”)
    • Czech: dýně (“pumpkin”)
  • Polish: dynia (“pumpkin”)

• Others:
  • Hungarian: dinnye