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

Etymology

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

Suffix

*-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

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

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-nъ

Related terms

• *-nъ
• *-ěnъ

Descendants

• East Slavic (definite forms):
  • Old East Slavic: -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: -ный (-nyj)
      • Belarusian: -ны (-ny)
      • Ukrainian: -ний (-nyj)
    • Russian: -ный (-nyj)
  • Old Novgorodian: -ьне (-ĭne)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)
  • Bulgarian: -ен (-en), -ън (-ǎn) (Torlakian dialect)
  • Macedonian: -ен (-en)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: -ан

    Latin script: -an

  • Slovene: -en
• West Slavic (definite forms):
  • Czech: -ný, -ní
  • Polish: -ny
  • Slovak: -ný, -ny
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: -ny

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezbordьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 14
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezrǫčьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 43
• Trubachyov, Oleg, et al., editors (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), issue 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), issue 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 68