Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьsina
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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]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]*pьsina f
Declension
[edit]Declension of *pьsina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pьsina | *pьsině | *pьsiny |
| genitive | *pьsiny | *pьsinu | *pьsinъ |
| dative | *pьsině | *pьsinama | *pьsinamъ |
| accusative | *pьsinǫ | *pьsině | *pьsiny |
| instrumental | *pьsinojǫ, *pьsinǫ** | *pьsinama | *pьsinami |
| locative | *pьsině | *pьsinu | *pьsinasъ, *pьsinaxъ* |
| vocative | *pьsino | *pьsině | *pьsiny |
* -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).
** 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
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: psína (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “псі́на”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka