Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ěnъ
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Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editTaken from old consonantal stem nouns in *-en- with a generalized long grade. This is also suggested by the adjectives built from a */men/-stem nouns, e.g.
- *kamy (“stone”) → *kaměnъ (“stony, rocky, made of stone”) (and not **kameněnъ as in Bulgarian, for example)
- *polmy (“flame”) → *polměnъ (“fiery”) (and not **polmeněnъ as in Bulgarian, for example)
Adjective
edit*-ěnъ
- Forming adjectives meaning 'made of <the baseword>'; -en
Declension
edit| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ěnъ | *ěna | *ěno |
| genitive | *ěna | *ěny | *ěna |
| dative | *ěnu | *ěně | *ěnu |
| accusative | *ěnъ | *ěnǫ | *ěno |
| instrumental | *ěnomь | *ěnojǫ | *ěnomь |
| locative | *ěně | *ěně | *ěně |
| vocative | *ěne | *ěno | *ěno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ěna | *ěně | *ěně |
| genitive | *ěnu | *ěnu | *ěnu |
| dative | *ěnoma | *ěnama | *ěnoma |
| accusative | *ěna | *ěně | *ěně |
| instrumental | *ěnoma | *ěnama | *ěnoma |
| locative | *ěnu | *ěnu | *ěnu |
| vocative | *ěna | *ěně | *ěně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ěni | *ěny | *ěna |
| genitive | *ěnъ | *ěnъ | *ěnъ |
| dative | *ěnomъ | *ěnamъ | *ěnomъ |
| accusative | *ěny | *ěny | *ěna |
| instrumental | *ěny | *ěnami | *ěny |
| locative | *ěněxъ | *ěnaxъ | *ěněxъ |
| vocative | *ěni | *ěny | *ěna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ěnъjь | *ěnaja | *ěnoje |
| genitive | *ěnajego | *ěnyję̇ | *ěnajego |
| dative | *ěnujemu | *ěněji | *ěnujemu |
| accusative | *ěnъjь | *ěnǫjǫ | *ěnoje |
| instrumental | *ěnyjimь | *ěnǫjǫ | *ěnyjimь |
| locative | *ěnějemь | *ěněji | *ěnějemь |
| vocative | *ěnъjь | *ěnaja | *ěnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ěnaja | *ěněji | *ěněji |
| genitive | *ěnuju | *ěnuju | *ěnuju |
| dative | *ěnyjima | *ěnyjima | *ěnyjima |
| accusative | *ěnaja | *ěněji | *ěněji |
| instrumental | *ěnyjima | *ěnyjima | *ěnyjima |
| locative | *ěnuju | *ěnuju | *ěnuju |
| vocative | *ěnaja | *ěněji | *ěněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ěniji | *ěnyję̇ | *ěnaja |
| genitive | *ěnъjixъ | *ěnъjixъ | *ěnъjixъ |
| dative | *ěnyjimъ | *ěnyjimъ | *ěnyjimъ |
| accusative | *ěnyję̇ | *ěnyję̇ | *ěnaja |
| instrumental | *ěnyjimi | *ěnyjimi | *ěnyjimi |
| locative | *ěnyjixъ | *ěnyjixъ | *ěnyjixъ |
| vocative | *ěniji | *ěnyję̇ | *ěnaja |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
edit- Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki, page 93