Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/serdьnъ

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

*serda (“middle”) +‎ *-ьnъ

Adjective

*serdьnъ

middle, central

Alternative forms

*serdьňь (Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Polish, East Slavic)

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьnъ	*serdьna	*serdьno
genitive	*serdьna	*serdьny	*serdьna
dative	*serdьnu	*serdьně	*serdьnu
accusative	*serdьnъ	*serdьnǫ	*serdьno
instrumental	*serdьnomь	*serdьnojǫ	*serdьnomь
locative	*serdьně	*serdьně	*serdьně
vocative	*serdьne	*serdьno	*serdьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьna	*serdьně	*serdьně
genitive	*serdьnu	*serdьnu	*serdьnu
dative	*serdьnoma	*serdьnama	*serdьnoma
accusative	*serdьna	*serdьně	*serdьně
instrumental	*serdьnoma	*serdьnama	*serdьnoma
locative	*serdьnu	*serdьnu	*serdьnu
vocative	*serdьna	*serdьně	*serdьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьni	*serdьny	*serdьna
genitive	*serdьnъ	*serdьnъ	*serdьnъ
dative	*serdьnomъ	*serdьnamъ	*serdьnomъ
accusative	*serdьny	*serdьny	*serdьna
instrumental	*serdьny	*serdьnami	*serdьny
locative	*serdьněxъ	*serdьnaxъ	*serdьněxъ
vocative	*serdьni	*serdьny	*serdьna

Definite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьnъjь	*serdьnaja	*serdьnoje
genitive	*serdьnajego	*serdьnyję̇	*serdьnajego
dative	*serdьnujemu	*serdьněji	*serdьnujemu
accusative	*serdьnъjь	*serdьnǫjǫ	*serdьnoje
instrumental	*serdьnyjimь	*serdьnǫjǫ	*serdьnyjimь
locative	*serdьnějemь	*serdьněji	*serdьnějemь
vocative	*serdьnъjь	*serdьnaja	*serdьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьnaja	*serdьněji	*serdьněji
genitive	*serdьnuju	*serdьnuju	*serdьnuju
dative	*serdьnyjima	*serdьnyjima	*serdьnyjima
accusative	*serdьnaja	*serdьněji	*serdьněji
instrumental	*serdьnyjima	*serdьnyjima	*serdьnyjima
locative	*serdьnuju	*serdьnuju	*serdьnuju
vocative	*serdьnaja	*serdьněji	*serdьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*serdьniji	*serdьnyję̇	*serdьnaja
genitive	*serdьnъjixъ	*serdьnъjixъ	*serdьnъjixъ
dative	*serdьnyjimъ	*serdьnyjimъ	*serdьnyjimъ
accusative	*serdьnyję̇	*serdьnyję̇	*serdьnaja
instrumental	*serdьnyjimi	*serdьnyjimi	*serdьnyjimi
locative	*serdьnyjixъ	*serdьnyjixъ	*serdьnyjixъ
vocative	*serdьniji	*serdьnyję̇	*serdьnaja

Related terms

*serdina (“midst”)
*serdica (“middle, center”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: сярэ́дні (sjarédni)
- Russian: сере́дний (serédnij) (dialectal or archaic)
- Carpathian Rusyn: сере́дный (serédnŷj)
- Ukrainian: сере́дній (serédnij)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: срѣдьнъ (srědĭnŭ), срѣдьн҄ь (srědĭnʹĭ)
  - → Russian: сре́дний (srédnij)
- Bulgarian: сре́ден (sréden)
- Macedonian: среден (sreden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: сре̏дњӣ
  
  Latin script: srȅdnji
- Slovene: srẹ̑dnji (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Kashubian: strzédny
- Old Czech: střědní
  - Czech: střední
- Old Polish: śrzedni, średni, strzedni
  - Polish: średni
  - ⇒ Silesian: postrzedni
- Slovak: stredný