Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/beržaninъ

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 *bergъ (“bank, shore”) +‎ *-janinъ.

Noun

*beržaninъ m

1. resident, dweller of the shore, coast.

Declension

Declension of *beržaninъ

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*beržaninъ	*beržanina	*beržane
Accusative	*beržaninъ	*beržanina	*beržany
Genitive	*beržaninа	*beržaninu	*beržanъ
Locative	*beržanině	*beržaninu	*beržanьxъ
Dative	*beržaninu	*beržaninoma	*beržanьmъ
Instrumental	*beržaninomь	*beržaninoma	*beržany
Vocative	*beržanine	*beržanina	*beržane

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: бережане pl (berežane)
    • Ukrainian: Бережане (Berežane, toponym)
    • Russian: бережа́не pl (berežáne), бережа́на pl (berežána)
      • ⇒ Russian: Бережани (Berežani, toponym)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: бре̏жанин (obsolete), Бре̏жанӣн (personal name), Бре̏жа̄ни pl (toponym)

    Latin script: brȅžanin (obsolete), Brȅžanīn (personal name), Brȅžāni pl (toponym)

  • Slovene: brežàn m, brežánka f
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: břěžěnín
    • ⇒ Old Czech: Břěžěné, Břěžany (toponyms)
  • Polish: (dated) brzeżanin
    • ⇒ Polish: Brzeżany (toponym)
    • → Czech: břežanin