Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vodьnikъ
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Formed as *vodьnъ (“watery”) + *-ikъ or equivalently *voda (“water”) + *-ьnikъ. Some daughter languages make distinction between male and female water spirits, in which case *vodьnikъ m refers specifically to the male spirit, while *vodьnica f refers to the female one.
Noun edit
*vodьnìkъ m
Alternative forms edit
- *vodьňakъ (in South Slavic)
- *vodęnъ(jь), *vodęnikъ (in East Slavic)
Declension edit
Declension of *vodьnikъ (hard o-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *vodьnikъ | *vodьnika | *vodьnici |
genitive | *vodьnika | *vodьniku | *vodьnikъ |
dative | *vodьniku | *vodьnikoma | *vodьnikomъ |
accusative | *vodьnikъ | *vodьnika | *vodьniky |
instrumental | *vodьnikъmь, *vodьnikomь* | *vodьnikoma | *vodьniky |
locative | *vodьnicě | *vodьniku | *vodьnicěxъ |
vocative | *vodьniče | *vodьnika | *vodьnici |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms edit
- *vodьnъ (“watery”)
- *vodьnostь (“water content”)
- *vodьnina (“body of water”)
- *vodьnica
- *vydra (“otter”)
- *vědro (“bucket”)
See also edit
- *bukavьcь (“hydra, bukavac”)
- *boltьnikъ (“swamp spirit, bolotnik”)
- *topikъ, *topilьcь (“deep water spirit, submerger”)
- *koldьčьnikъ (“well guardian”)
- *bergyni (“shore guardian, mermaid”)
- *rusalъka (“naiad, mermaid”)
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “vodnják”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
Etymology 2 edit
From *voditi (“to lead”) + *-ьnikъ.
Noun edit
*vodьnĩkъ m
Declension edit
Declension of *vodьnĩkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *vodьnĩkъ | *vodьnīkà | *vodьnīcì |
genitive | *vodьnīkà | *vodьnīkù | *vodьnĩkъ |
dative | *vodьnīkù | *vodьnīkòma | *vodьnīkòmъ |
accusative | *vodьnĩkъ | *vodьnīkà | *vodьnīkỳ |
instrumental | *vodьnīkъ̀mь, *vodьnīkòmь* | *vodьnīkòma | *vodьnĩky |
locative | *vodьnīcě̀ | *vodьnīkù | *vodьnĩcěxъ |
vocative | *vodьniče | *vodьnīkà | *vodьnīcì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms edit
- *jьzvodьnikъ
- *otъvodьnikъ
- *provodьnikъ
- *sъvodьnikъ (“conductor”)
Related terms edit
- *vodъ (“conduct, lead”)
- *voďь (“chieftain”)
- *vodьcь, *vodаčь, *vodičь (“leader”)
- *pъlkovodьcь (“troop commander”)
- *voditeľь (“leader”)
Descendants edit
- South Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “vodník”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si