Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dyňa
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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
Etymology
From earlier *kъdyňa, from Latin māla cydōnia, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).[1]
Noun
*dỳňa f[2]
- melon
- watermelon (regionally)
Inflection
Declension of *dỳňa (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dỳňa | *dỳňi | *dỳňę̇ |
| genitive | *dỳňę̇ | *dỳňu | *dỳňь |
| dative | *dỳňī | *dỳňama | *dỳňāmъ |
| accusative | *dỳňǫ | *dỳňi | *dỳňę̇ |
| instrumental | *dỳňējǫ, *dỳňǭ* | *dỳňama | *dỳňāmī |
| locative | *dỳňī | *dỳňu | *dỳňāsъ |
| vocative | *dỳňe | *dỳňi | *dỳňę̇ |
* 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).
Related terms
- *kъduňa (“quince”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Others:
- Hungarian: dinnye
References
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ды́ня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “dynja”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132; RPT 110)”