Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blǫdьnъ

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 *blǫdъ (“delusion”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*blǫdьnъ

1. errant
2. lewd

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *blǫdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьnъ	*blǫdьna	*blǫdьno
genitive	*blǫdьna	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьna
dative	*blǫdьnu	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьnu
accusative	*blǫdьnъ	*blǫdьnǫ	*blǫdьno
instrumental	*blǫdьnomь	*blǫdьnojǫ	*blǫdьnomь
locative	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьně
vocative	*blǫdьne	*blǫdьno	*blǫdьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьna	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьně
genitive	*blǫdьnu	*blǫdьnu	*blǫdьnu
dative	*blǫdьnoma	*blǫdьnama	*blǫdьnoma
accusative	*blǫdьna	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьně
instrumental	*blǫdьnoma	*blǫdьnama	*blǫdьnoma
locative	*blǫdьnu	*blǫdьnu	*blǫdьnu
vocative	*blǫdьna	*blǫdьně	*blǫdьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьni	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьna
genitive	*blǫdьnъ	*blǫdьnъ	*blǫdьnъ
dative	*blǫdьnomъ	*blǫdьnamъ	*blǫdьnomъ
accusative	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьna
instrumental	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьnami	*blǫdьny
locative	*blǫdьněxъ	*blǫdьnaxъ	*blǫdьněxъ
vocative	*blǫdьni	*blǫdьny	*blǫdьna

Definite declension of *blǫdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьnъjь	*blǫdьnaja	*blǫdьnoje
genitive	*blǫdьnajego	*blǫdьnyję̇	*blǫdьnajego
dative	*blǫdьnujemu	*blǫdьněji	*blǫdьnujemu
accusative	*blǫdьnъjь	*blǫdьnǫjǫ	*blǫdьnoje
instrumental	*blǫdьnyjimь	*blǫdьnǫjǫ	*blǫdьnyjimь
locative	*blǫdьnějemь	*blǫdьněji	*blǫdьnějemь
vocative	*blǫdьnъjь	*blǫdьnaja	*blǫdьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьnaja	*blǫdьněji	*blǫdьněji
genitive	*blǫdьnuju	*blǫdьnuju	*blǫdьnuju
dative	*blǫdьnyjima	*blǫdьnyjima	*blǫdьnyjima
accusative	*blǫdьnaja	*blǫdьněji	*blǫdьněji
instrumental	*blǫdьnyjima	*blǫdьnyjima	*blǫdьnyjima
locative	*blǫdьnuju	*blǫdьnuju	*blǫdьnuju
vocative	*blǫdьnaja	*blǫdьněji	*blǫdьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blǫdьniji	*blǫdьnyję̇	*blǫdьnaja
genitive	*blǫdьnъjixъ	*blǫdьnъjixъ	*blǫdьnъjixъ
dative	*blǫdьnyjimъ	*blǫdьnyjimъ	*blǫdьnyjimъ
accusative	*blǫdьnyję̇	*blǫdьnyję̇	*blǫdьnaja
instrumental	*blǫdьnyjimi	*blǫdьnyjimi	*blǫdьnyjimi
locative	*blǫdьnyjixъ	*blǫdьnyjixъ	*blǫdьnyjixъ
vocative	*blǫdьniji	*blǫdьnyję̇	*blǫdьnaja

Related terms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰlendʰ-‎ (0 c, 8 e)

Derived terms

• *blǫdьnikъ (“whoremonger”)
• *blǫdьnica (“harlot”)
• *blǫdьničьskъ (“lewd”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: блѫдьнъ (blǫdĭnŭ), блудьнъ (bludĭnŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: блудный (bludnyj)
      • Belarusian: блу́дны (blúdny)
      • Ukrainian: блу́дний (blúdnyj)
    • Russian: блу́дный (blúdnyj)
      • → Finnish: lutka
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: блѫдьнъ (blǫdĭnŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰾⱘⰴⱐⱀⱏ (blǫdĭnŭ)

    • Bulgarian: блу̀ден (blùden)
    • Macedonian: блуден (bluden)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: блу̑дан

    Latin script: blȗdan

  • Slovene: blóden
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: bludný
  • Kashubian: błãdny
  • Polish: błędny
  • Old Slovak: bludný
    • Pannonian Rusyn: блудни (bludni)
    • Slovak: bludný
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: błudny
    • Upper Sorbian: błudny

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blǫdьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 127
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “блуден”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 57