Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-sna

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 *-snāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix

*-sna f

1. Unproductive, found in some nouns

   *dęsna

   *luna

   *plesna

Declension

Declension of *-sna (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-sna	*-sně	*-sny
genitive	*-sny	*-snu	*-snъ
dative	*-sně	*-snama	*-snamъ
accusative	*-snǫ	*-sně	*-sny
instrumental	*-snojǫ, *-snǫ**	*-snama	*-snami
locative	*-sně	*-snu	*-snasъ, *-snaxъ*
vocative	*-sno	*-sně	*-sny

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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).

See also

• *-snь, *-znь
• *lono, *ložesno
• *struna

Derived terms

Category Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-sna not found

Further reading

• Ж. Ж. Варбот (1984) Праславянская морфонология словообразование и этимология, Moscow: Nauka, page 174