Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/linь

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

*linъ

Etymology edit

Cognates may include Lithuanian lýnas, Latvian lĩnis, lĩns, līna, Old Prussian lins, although the correspondence of palatalized vs. velarized endings in Baltic (consistent with the geography of Slavic reflexes of *linь vs. *linъ) rather indicates borrowing. Possibly a suffixal derivation from *linjati (“to moult”).

Greek λινεύς (linéfs, “mullet”) is unrelated, being a back-formation from λινεύω (linévo, “to catch fish with a net”).

Noun edit

*linь m

tench

Declension edit

Declension of *linь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*linь	*lini	linьje, liňe^*
genitive	*lini	linьju, liňu^*	linьjь, lini^*
dative	*lini	*linьma	*linьmъ
accusative	*linь	*lini	*lini
instrumental	*linьmь	*linьma	*linьmi
locative	*lini	linьju, liňu^*	*linьxъ
vocative	*lini	*lini	linьje, liňe^*

^* 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).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: линь (linĭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: линь (linʹ)
    - Belarusian: лінь (linʹ); лін (lin), лын (lyn), лень (ljenʹ) (dialectal)
    - Ukrainian: лінь (linʹ), лень (lenʹ) (dialectal)
  - Russian: линь (linʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: линь (linĭ)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⰾⰺⱀⱐ (linĭ)
- Bulgarian: лин (lin)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ли̏њ, ли̑њ, ли̏н́, лињ
  
  Latin script: lȉnj, lȋnj, lȉń, linj
- Slovene: lînj (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: lín, líň
  - Czech: lín, líň
- Slovak: lieň