Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vojьna
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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 *vojьnъ (“related to war”) + *-a, from *vojь (“soldier”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]*vojьna f[1]
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vojьna | *vojьně | *vojьny |
| genitive | *vojьny | *vojьnu | *vojьnъ |
| dative | *vojьně | *vojьnama | *vojьnamъ |
| accusative | *vojьnǫ | *vojьně | *vojьny |
| instrumental | *vojьnojǫ, *vojьnǫ** | *vojьnama | *vojьnami |
| locative | *vojьně | *vojьnu | *vojьnasъ, *vojьnaxъ* |
| vocative | *vojьno | *vojьně | *vojьny |
* -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).
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vojьna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 524: “f. ā 'war'”
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “wojna”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 706