Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/višьňa
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *weiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“type of cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdlime”), and Latin viscum (“birdlime”).
Noun[edit]
*višьňa f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *višьňa (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *višьňa | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
| genitive | *višьňę̇ | *višьňu | *višьňь |
| dative | *višьňi | *višьňama | *višьňamъ |
| accusative | *višьňǫ | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
| instrumental | *višьňejǫ, *višьňǫ** | *višьňama | *višьňami |
| locative | *višьňi | *višьňu | *višьňasъ, *višьňaxъ* |
| vocative | *višьňe | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
* -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]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ви́шня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress