Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rodina

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 *rodъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*rodina f

1. family
2. homeland

Declension

Declension of *rodina (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*rodina	*rodině	*rodiny
genitive	*rodiny	*rodinu	*rodinъ
dative	*rodině	*rodinama	*rodinamъ
accusative	*rodinǫ	*rodině	*rodiny
instrumental	*rodinojǫ, *rodinǫ**	*rodinama	*rodinami
locative	*rodině	*rodinu	*rodinasъ, *rodinaxъ*
vocative	*rodino	*rodině	*rodiny

^* -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: радзі́на (radzína), ро́дзiна (ródzina)
  • Russian: ро́дина (ródina)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: родина́ (rodyná)
  • Ukrainian: роди́на (rodýna)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: роди́на (rodína)
  • Macedonian: родина (rodina)
  • Slovene: rodína, ródina (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: rodina
    • Czech: rodina
  • Old Polish: rodzina
    • Polish: rodzina
    • Silesian: rodzina
  • Old Slovak: rodina
    • Pannonian Rusyn: родзина (rodzina)
    • Slovak: rodina
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: rodzëna
    • Slovincian: rôdzëna
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: rodźina
    • Lower Sorbian: roźina