Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Lithuanian -inas and Old Prussian -ins.

Suffix

*-ьnъ

1. -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; having a particular quality of, pertaining to, associated with
2. From adjectives

   *bezbordьnъ < *bezbordъ

   *bezrǫčьnъ < *bezrǫkъ

   *besormьnъ < *besormъ

   *bezǫbьnъ < *bezǫbъ

   *domaťьnъ < *domaťь

Declension

Indefinite declension of *-ьnъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьnъ	*-ьna	*-ьno
Accusative	*-ьnъ	*-ьnǫ	*-ьno
Genitive	*-ьna	*-ьny	*-ьna
Locative	*-ьně	*-ьně	*-ьně
Dative	*-ьnu	*-ьně	*-ьnu
Instrumental	*-ьnomь	*-ьnojǫ	*-ьnomь
Vocative	*-ьne	*-ьno	*-ьno
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьna	*-ьně	*-ьně
Accusative	*-ьna	*-ьně	*-ьně
Genitive	*-ьnu	*-ьnu	*-ьnu
Locative	*-ьnu	*-ьnu	*-ьnu
Dative	*-ьnoma	*-ьnama	*-ьnoma
Instrumental	*-ьnoma	*-ьnama	*-ьnoma
Vocative	*-ьna	*-ьně	*-ьně
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьni	*-ьny	*-ьna
Accusative	*-ьny	*-ьny	*-ьna
Genitive	*-ьnъ	*-ьnъ	*-ьnъ
Locative	*-ьněxъ	*-ьnaxъ	*-ьněxъ
Dative	*-ьnomъ	*-ьnamъ	*-ьnomъ
Instrumental	*-ьny	*-ьnami	*-ьny
Vocative	*-ьni	*-ьny	*-ьna

Definite declension of *-ьnъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьnъjь	*-ьnaja	*-ьnoje
Accusative	*-ьnъjь	*-ьnǫjǫ	*-ьnoje
Genitive	*-ьnajego	*-ьnyję	*-ьnajego
Locative	*-ьnějemь	*-ьněji	*-ьnějemь
Dative	*-ьnujemu	*-ьněji	*-ьnujemu
Instrumental	*-ьnyjimi	*-ьnǫjǫ	*-ьnyjimi
Vocative	*-ьnъjь	*-ьnaja	*-ьnoje
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьnaja	*-ьněji	*-ьněji
Accusative	*-ьnaja	*-ьněji	*-ьněji
Genitive	*-ьnuju	*-ьnuju	*-ьnuju
Locative	*-ьnuju	*-ьnuju	*-ьnuju
Dative	*-ьnyjima	*-ьnyjima	*-ьnyjima
Instrumental	*-ьnyjima	*-ьnyjima	*-ьnyjima
Vocative	*-ьnaja	*-ьněji	*-ьněji
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-ьniji	*-ьnyję	*-ьnaja
Accusative	*-ьnyję	*-ьnyję	*-ьnaja
Genitive	*-ьnъjixъ	*-ьnъjixъ	*-ьnъjixъ
Locative	*-ьnyjixъ	*-ьnyjixъ	*-ьnyjixъ
Dative	*-ьnyjimъ	*-ьnyjimъ	*-ьnyjimъ
Instrumental	*-ьnyjimi	*-ьnyjimi	*-ьnyjimi
Vocative	*-ьniji	*-ьnyję	*-ьnaja

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-nъ

Related terms

• *-nъ
• *-ěnъ

Descendants

• East Slavic (definite forms):
  • Belarusian: -ны (-ny)
  • Russian: -ный (-nyj)
  • Ukrainian: -ний (-nyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)
  • Bulgarian: -ен (-en), -ън (-ǎn) (Torlakian dialect)
  • Macedonian: -ен (-en)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: -ан

    Latin: -an

  • Slovene: -en
• West Slavic (definite forms):
  • Czech: -ný, -ní
  • Polish: -ny
  • Slovak: -ný, -ny
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: -ny

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezbordьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2: (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 14
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezrǫčьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2: (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 43
• “*bezsormьnъ(jь)44”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, 1974–, page 2
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezzǫbьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2: (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 54
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*domatjьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 5: (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 68