Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьjь

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

Relative adjective of *ājьce (“egg”) +‎ *-ьjь.

Adjective

*ajьčьjь

1. pertaining to egg

   *ajьčьjь bělъkъ ― egg white

Declension

Indefinite declension of *ajьčьjь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčьja	*ajьčьje
genitive	*ajьčьja	*ajьčьję̇	*ajьčьja
dative	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьju
accusative	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčьjǫ	*ajьčьje
instrumental	*ajьčьjemь	*ajьčьjejǫ	*ajьčьjemь
locative	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьji
vocative	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьje	*ajьčьje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьja	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьji
genitive	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьju
dative	*ajьčьjema	*ajьčьjama	*ajьčьjema
accusative	*ajьčьja	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьji
instrumental	*ajьčьjema	*ajьčьjama	*ajьčьjema
locative	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьju	*ajьčьju
vocative	*ajьčьja	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьję̇	*ajьčьja
genitive	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčьjь
dative	*ajьčьjemъ	*ajьčьjamъ	*ajьčьjemъ
accusative	*ajьčьję̇	*ajьčьję̇	*ajьčьja
instrumental	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьjami	*ajьčьji
locative	*ajьčьjixъ	*ajьčьjaxъ	*ajьčьjixъ
vocative	*ajьčьji	*ajьčьję̇	*ajьčьja

Definite declension of *ajьčьjь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьjьjь	*ajьčьjaja	*ajьčьjeje
genitive	*ajьčьjajego	*ajьčьję̇ję̇	*ajьčьjajego
dative	*ajьčьjujemu	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьjujemu
accusative	*ajьčьjьjь	*ajьčьjǫjǫ	*ajьčьjeje
instrumental	*ajьčьjijimь	*ajьčьjǫjǫ	*ajьčьjijimь
locative	*ajьčьjijemь	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьjijemь
vocative	*ajьčьjьjь	*ajьčьjaja	*ajьčьjeje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьjaja	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьjiji
genitive	*ajьčьjuju	*ajьčьjuju	*ajьčьjuju
dative	*ajьčьjijima	*ajьčьjijima	*ajьčьjijima
accusative	*ajьčьjaja	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьjiji
instrumental	*ajьčьjijima	*ajьčьjijima	*ajьčьjijima
locative	*ajьčьjuju	*ajьčьjuju	*ajьčьjuju
vocative	*ajьčьjaja	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьjiji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьję̇ję̇	*ajьčьjaja
genitive	*ajьčьjьjixъ	*ajьčьjьjixъ	*ajьčьjьjixъ
dative	*ajьčьjijimъ	*ajьčьjijimъ	*ajьčьjijimъ
accusative	*ajьčьję̇ję̇	*ajьčьję̇ję̇	*ajьčьjaja
instrumental	*ajьčьjijimi	*ajьčьjijimi	*ajьčьjijimi
locative	*ajьčьjijixъ	*ajьčьjijixъ	*ajьčьjijixъ
vocative	*ajьčьjiji	*ajьčьję̇ję̇	*ajьčьjaja

Related terms

• *aje (“egg”)
  • *ajatъ, *ajitъ (“ovate”)
  • *ajьnъ (“egg-related”)
• *ajьce, *ajьko (“egg”)
  • *ajьčьnъ (“egg-related”)
  • *ajьčęstъ (“egg-like”)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: я́йчи (jájči) (rare, dialectal)
  • Slovene: jájčji
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: vaječí (rare)

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 63