Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/agnъ

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

Expected reflex of Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.

Noun

*agnъ m (diminutive *agnę, *agnьcь)

1. lamb

Inflection

Declension of *agnъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*agnъ	*agna	*agni
genitive	*agna	*agnu	*agnъ
dative	*agnu	*agnoma	*agnomъ
accusative	*agnъ	*agna	*agny
instrumental	*agnъmь, *agnomь*	*agnoma	*agny
locative	*agně	*agnu	*agněxъ
vocative	*agne	*agna	*agni

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

nouns

• *agnę n (“lamb”)
• *agnędьje n (“lambs”)
• *agnica f (“female lamb?”)
• *agnьcь m (“lamb”)

 

verbs

• *agniti impf (“to yean”)

 

Related terms

nouns

• *agnędъ m (“catkin; poplar”)
• *agnętina f (“lamb meat”)

 

adjectives

• *agnęťьjь (“of lamb”)

 

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ягненок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ягня”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka