Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prostorьnъ

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 *prostorъ (“space”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*prostorьnъ

1. vast, spacious

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *prostorьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьnъ	*prostorьna	*prostorьno
genitive	*prostorьna	*prostorьny	*prostorьna
dative	*prostorьnu	*prostorьně	*prostorьnu
accusative	*prostorьnъ	*prostorьnǫ	*prostorьno
instrumental	*prostorьnomь	*prostorьnojǫ	*prostorьnomь
locative	*prostorьně	*prostorьně	*prostorьně
vocative	*prostorьne	*prostorьno	*prostorьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьna	*prostorьně	*prostorьně
genitive	*prostorьnu	*prostorьnu	*prostorьnu
dative	*prostorьnoma	*prostorьnama	*prostorьnoma
accusative	*prostorьna	*prostorьně	*prostorьně
instrumental	*prostorьnoma	*prostorьnama	*prostorьnoma
locative	*prostorьnu	*prostorьnu	*prostorьnu
vocative	*prostorьna	*prostorьně	*prostorьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьni	*prostorьny	*prostorьna
genitive	*prostorьnъ	*prostorьnъ	*prostorьnъ
dative	*prostorьnomъ	*prostorьnamъ	*prostorьnomъ
accusative	*prostorьny	*prostorьny	*prostorьna
instrumental	*prostorьny	*prostorьnami	*prostorьny
locative	*prostorьněxъ	*prostorьnaxъ	*prostorьněxъ
vocative	*prostorьni	*prostorьny	*prostorьna

Definite declension of *prostorьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьnъjь	*prostorьnaja	*prostorьnoje
genitive	*prostorьnajego	*prostorьnyję̇	*prostorьnajego
dative	*prostorьnujemu	*prostorьněji	*prostorьnujemu
accusative	*prostorьnъjь	*prostorьnǫjǫ	*prostorьnoje
instrumental	*prostorьnyjimь	*prostorьnǫjǫ	*prostorьnyjimь
locative	*prostorьnějemь	*prostorьněji	*prostorьnějemь
vocative	*prostorьnъjь	*prostorьnaja	*prostorьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьnaja	*prostorьněji	*prostorьněji
genitive	*prostorьnuju	*prostorьnuju	*prostorьnuju
dative	*prostorьnyjima	*prostorьnyjima	*prostorьnyjima
accusative	*prostorьnaja	*prostorьněji	*prostorьněji
instrumental	*prostorьnyjima	*prostorьnyjima	*prostorьnyjima
locative	*prostorьnuju	*prostorьnuju	*prostorьnuju
vocative	*prostorьnaja	*prostorьněji	*prostorьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*prostorьniji	*prostorьnyję̇	*prostorьnaja
genitive	*prostorьnъjixъ	*prostorьnъjixъ	*prostorьnъjixъ
dative	*prostorьnyjimъ	*prostorьnyjimъ	*prostorьnyjimъ
accusative	*prostorьnyję̇	*prostorьnyję̇	*prostorьnaja
instrumental	*prostorьnyjimi	*prostorьnyjimi	*prostorьnyjimi
locative	*prostorьnyjixъ	*prostorьnyjixъ	*prostorьnyjixъ
vocative	*prostorьniji	*prostorьnyję̇	*prostorьnaja

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: просто́рный (prostórnyj)
    • Belarusian: прасто́рны (prastórny)
    • Ukrainian: прості́рний (prostírnyj), просто́рний (prostórnyj), просторо́нний (prostorónnyj)
  • Russian: просто́рный (prostórnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: просто̀рен (prostòren)
  • Macedonian: просторен (prostoren)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: про́сто̄рнӣ

    Latin script: próstōrnī

  • Slovene: prostórni (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: prostorný
  • Old Polish: przestworny
    • Polish: przestworny (obsolete)

Further reading

• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “простор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 773