Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/melьnica
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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]
From *melьnъ + *-ica, from *melti (“to grind, mill”) + *-ьnъ.
Noun[edit]
*melьnica f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *melьnica (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *melьnica | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
| genitive | *melьnicę̇ | *melьnicu | *melьnicь |
| dative | *melьnici | *melьnicama | *melьnicamъ |
| accusative | *melьnicǫ | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
| instrumental | *melьnicejǫ, *melьnicǫ** | *melьnicama | *melьnicami |
| locative | *melьnici | *melьnicu | *melьnicasъ, *melьnicaxъ* |
| vocative | *melьnice | *melьnici | *melьnicę̇ |
* -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:
- Russian: ме́льница (mélʹnica)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мелница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 728