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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/golvьnъ

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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

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Etymology

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    From *golva (head) +‎ *-ьnъ.

    Adjective

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    *golvьnъ

    1. main, principal

    Inflection

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    Indefinite declension of *golvьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *golvьnъ *golvьna *golvьno
    genitive *golvьna *golvьny *golvьna
    dative *golvьnu *golvьně *golvьnu
    accusative *golvьnъ *golvьnǫ *golvьno
    instrumental *golvьnomь *golvьnojǫ *golvьnomь
    locative *golvьně *golvьně *golvьně
    vocative *golvьne *golvьno *golvьno
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *golvьna *golvьně *golvьně
    genitive *golvьnu *golvьnu *golvьnu
    dative *golvьnoma *golvьnama *golvьnoma
    accusative *golvьna *golvьně *golvьně
    instrumental *golvьnoma *golvьnama *golvьnoma
    locative *golvьnu *golvьnu *golvьnu
    vocative *golvьna *golvьně *golvьně
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *golvьni *golvьny *golvьna
    genitive *golvьnъ *golvьnъ *golvьnъ
    dative *golvьnomъ *golvьnamъ *golvьnomъ
    accusative *golvьny *golvьny *golvьna
    instrumental *golvьny *golvьnami *golvьny
    locative *golvьněxъ *golvьnaxъ *golvьněxъ
    vocative *golvьni *golvьny *golvьna

    Descendants

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    References

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    • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “głóẃny”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
    • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “głóẃny”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

    Further reading

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    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*golvьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 13