Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/synъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

*sy̑nъ m

1. son

Inflection

Declension of *sy̑nъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sy̑nъ	*sy̑ny	*sy̑nove
genitive	*sy̑nu	*synovù	*synòvъ
dative	*sy̑novi	*synъmà	*sy̑nъmъ
accusative	*sy̑nъ	*sy̑ny	*sy̑ny
instrumental	*sy̑nъmь	*synъmà	*synъmì
locative	*synú	*synovù	*sy̑nъxъ
vocative	*synu	*sy̑ny	*sy̑nove

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: сꙑнъ (synŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: сынъ (syn), صِينْ (sīn), صِنْ (sin) — Middle Belarusian Arabica
      • Belarusian: сын (syn)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: сын (sŷn)
      • Ukrainian: син (syn)
    • Russian: сын (syn)
  • Old Novgorodian: сꙑнъ (synŭ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⱄⱏⰺⱀⱏ (synŭ)

    Old Cyrillic script: сꙑнъ (synŭ)

    • Bulgarian: син (sin)
    • Macedonian: син (sin)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: си̑н

    Latin script: sȋn

  • Slovene: sȋn (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: syn
    • Czech: syn
  • Old Polish: syn
    • Polish: syn
    • Silesian: syn
  • Old Slovak: syn
    • Pannonian Rusyn: син (sin)
    • Slovak: syn
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: syn
    • Slovincian: syn
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: syn
    • Upper Sorbian: syn

See also

Proto-Slavic family terms

*sěmьja, *rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	*otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	*mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana	*ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	*strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
mother's sibling	*ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's mother)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	*svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)