Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-sna
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *-snāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.
Suffix
edit*-sna f
Declension
editDeclension 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).
** 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
editDerived terms
editCategory Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-sna not found
Further reading
edit- Ж. Ж. Варбот (1984) Праславянская морфонология словообразование и этимология, Moscow: Nauka, page 174
Categories:
- Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Slavic lemmas
- Proto-Slavic suffixes
- Proto-Slavic noun-forming suffixes
- Proto-Slavic feminine suffixes
- Proto-Slavic hard a-stem nouns