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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьna
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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
Etymology
From *ājьce + *-ьna, ultimately from *ȃje (“egg”) + *-ьce. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).
Noun
*ājьčьna f
Declension
Declension of *ajьčьna (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьny |
| genitive | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnъ |
| dative | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьnama | *ajьčьnamъ |
| accusative | *ajьčьnǫ | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьny |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnojǫ, *ajьčьnǫ** | *ajьčьnama | *ajьčьnami |
| locative | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnasъ, *ajьčьnaxъ* |
| vocative | *ajьčьno | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьny |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *ꙗичьнꙗ (*jaičĭnja)
- Old Ruthenian: *ꙗєчнꙗ (*jaječnja)
- Belarusian: яе́чня (jajéčnja, “fried egg”)
- Ukrainian: яє́шня f (jajéšnja, “fried egg”)
- Old Ruthenian: *ꙗєчнꙗ (*jaječnja)
- Old East Slavic: *ꙗичьнꙗ (*jaičĭnja)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 63
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