Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьnъ

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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas, from Proto-Indo-European *-inos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and Old Prussian -ins.

    Suffix

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    *-ьnъ

    1. -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; having a particular quality of, pertaining to, associated with
    2. Forms adjectives
      *bezbordьnъ < *bezbordъ
      *bezrǫčьnъ < *bezrǫkъ
      *besormьnъ < *besormъ
      *bezǫbьnъ < *bezǫbъ
      *domaťьnъ < *domaťь

    Declension

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    Indefinite declension of *-ьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьnъ *-ьna *-ьno
    genitive *-ьna *-ьny *-ьna
    dative *-ьnu *-ьně *-ьnu
    accusative *-ьnъ *-ьnǫ *-ьno
    instrumental *-ьnomь *-ьnojǫ *-ьnomь
    locative *-ьně *-ьně *-ьně
    vocative *-ьne *-ьno *-ьno
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьna *-ьně *-ьně
    genitive *-ьnu *-ьnu *-ьnu
    dative *-ьnoma *-ьnama *-ьnoma
    accusative *-ьna *-ьně *-ьně
    instrumental *-ьnoma *-ьnama *-ьnoma
    locative *-ьnu *-ьnu *-ьnu
    vocative *-ьna *-ьně *-ьně
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьni *-ьny *-ьna
    genitive *-ьnъ *-ьnъ *-ьnъ
    dative *-ьnomъ *-ьnamъ *-ьnomъ
    accusative *-ьny *-ьny *-ьna
    instrumental *-ьny *-ьnami *-ьny
    locative *-ьněxъ *-ьnaxъ *-ьněxъ
    vocative *-ьni *-ьny *-ьna
    Definite declension of *-ьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьnъjь *-ьnaja *-ьnoje
    genitive *-ьnajego *-ьnyję̇ *-ьnajego
    dative *-ьnujemu *-ьněji *-ьnujemu
    accusative *-ьnъjь *-ьnǫjǫ *-ьnoje
    instrumental *-ьnyjimь *-ьnǫjǫ *-ьnyjimь
    locative *-ьnějemь *-ьněji *-ьnějemь
    vocative *-ьnъjь *-ьnaja *-ьnoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьnaja *-ьněji *-ьněji
    genitive *-ьnuju *-ьnuju *-ьnuju
    dative *-ьnyjima *-ьnyjima *-ьnyjima
    accusative *-ьnaja *-ьněji *-ьněji
    instrumental *-ьnyjima *-ьnyjima *-ьnyjima
    locative *-ьnuju *-ьnuju *-ьnuju
    vocative *-ьnaja *-ьněji *-ьněji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-ьniji *-ьnyję̇ *-ьnaja
    genitive *-ьnъjixъ *-ьnъjixъ *-ьnъjixъ
    dative *-ьnyjimъ *-ьnyjimъ *-ьnyjimъ
    accusative *-ьnyję̇ *-ьnyję̇ *-ьnaja
    instrumental *-ьnyjimi *-ьnyjimi *-ьnyjimi
    locative *-ьnyjixъ *-ьnyjixъ *-ьnyjixъ
    vocative *-ьniji *-ьnyję̇ *-ьnaja

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)
      • Old Novgorodian: -ьне (-ĭne)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

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    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezbordьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 14
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezrǫčьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 43
    • Trubachyov, Oleg et al., editors (1963, 1974–2021), “*bezsormьnъ(jь)44”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 2
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezzǫbьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 54
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*domatjьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 68