Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orvьnina

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 *orvьnъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*orvьnina f

1. plain

Declension

Declension of *orvьnina (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*orvьnina	*orvьnině	*orvьniny
genitive	*orvьniny	*orvьninu	*orvьninъ
dative	*orvьnině	*orvьninama	*orvьninamъ
accusative	*orvьninǫ	*orvьnině	*orvьniny
instrumental	*orvьninojǫ, *orvьninǫ**	*orvьninama	*orvьninami
locative	*orvьnině	*orvьninu	*orvьninasъ, *orvьninaxъ*
vocative	*orvьnino	*orvьnině	*orvьniny

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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).

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: раўні́на (raŭnína)
  • Russian: равни́на (ravnína)
  • Ukrainian: рівни́на (rivnýna)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: равнина́ (ravniná)
  • Macedonian: рамнина (ramnina)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: rovina
  • Polish: równina
  • Slovak: rovina

Further reading

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “равнина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 140