Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčь

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

*ajьčь

1. pertaining to egg

   *ajьčьjь bělъkъ ― egg white

Declension

Indefinite declension of *ajьčь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčь	*ajьča	*ajьče
genitive	*ajьča	*ajьčę̇	*ajьča
dative	*ajьču	*ajьči	*ajьču
accusative	*ajьčь	*ajьčǫ	*ajьče
instrumental	*ajьčemь	*ajьčejǫ	*ajьčemь
locative	*ajьči	*ajьči	*ajьči
vocative	*ajьču	*ajьče	*ajьče
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьča	*ajьči	*ajьči
genitive	*ajьču	*ajьču	*ajьču
dative	*ajьčema	*ajьčama	*ajьčema
accusative	*ajьča	*ajьči	*ajьči
instrumental	*ajьčema	*ajьčama	*ajьčema
locative	*ajьču	*ajьču	*ajьču
vocative	*ajьča	*ajьči	*ajьči
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьči	*ajьčę̇	*ajьča
genitive	*ajьčь	*ajьčь	*ajьčь
dative	*ajьčemъ	*ajьčamъ	*ajьčemъ
accusative	*ajьčę̇	*ajьčę̇	*ajьča
instrumental	*ajьči	*ajьčami	*ajьči
locative	*ajьčixъ	*ajьčaxъ	*ajьčixъ
vocative	*ajьči	*ajьčę̇	*ajьča

Definite declension of *ajьčь (soft)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčaja	*ajьčeje
genitive	*ajьčajego	*ajьčę̇ję̇	*ajьčajego
dative	*ajьčujemu	*ajьčiji	*ajьčujemu
accusative	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčǫjǫ	*ajьčeje
instrumental	*ajьčijimь	*ajьčǫjǫ	*ajьčijimь
locative	*ajьčijemь	*ajьčiji	*ajьčijemь
vocative	*ajьčьjь	*ajьčaja	*ajьčeje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčaja	*ajьčiji	*ajьčiji
genitive	*ajьčuju	*ajьčuju	*ajьčuju
dative	*ajьčijima	*ajьčijima	*ajьčijima
accusative	*ajьčaja	*ajьčiji	*ajьčiji
instrumental	*ajьčijima	*ajьčijima	*ajьčijima
locative	*ajьčuju	*ajьčuju	*ajьčuju
vocative	*ajьčaja	*ajьčiji	*ajьčiji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*ajьčiji	*ajьčę̇ję̇	*ajьčaja
genitive	*ajьčьjixъ	*ajьčьjixъ	*ajьčьjixъ
dative	*ajьčijimъ	*ajьčijimъ	*ajьčijimъ
accusative	*ajьčę̇ję̇	*ajьčę̇ję̇	*ajьčaja
instrumental	*ajьčijimi	*ajьčijimi	*ajьčijimi
locative	*ajьčijixъ	*ajьčijixъ	*ajьčijixъ
vocative	*ajьčiji	*ajьčę̇ję̇	*ajьčaja

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