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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьranь

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

Formed as a nomen actionis from *bьrati (“to pick up”) +‎ *-nь, ultimately from proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. The formation is an archaism. It serves as the basis of the normal deverbative action noun *bьranьje, obtained by extending *bьranь + *-je.

Not to be confused with the forms of *bornь (“battle, resistance”) > брань (branĭ, “fight, scuffle, front, wave”) spread throughout South and East Slavic in later times from Old Church Slavonic.

Noun

*bьranь f

  1. collection
  2. yield (of harvesting)
    Synonyms: *dobyvъ, *uroďějь

Inflection
Declension of *bьranь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bьranь *bьrani *bьrani
genitive *bьrani *bьranьju, *bьraňu* *bьranьjь, *bьrani*
dative *bьrani *bьranьma *bьranьmъ
accusative *bьranь *bьrani *bьrani
instrumental *bьranьjǫ, *bьraňǫ* *bьranьma *bьranьmi
locative *bьrani *bьranьju, *bьraňu* *bьranьxъ
vocative *bьrani *bьrani *bьrani
* 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).

Derived terms
  • *bьranьcь (“one who is selected”)
  • *jьzbьranikъ (“chosen one”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: брань (branʹ, “embroidery”)
    • Ukrainian: брань (branʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бран (bran)
    • Slovene: brȃnja (“fold”)
  • West Slavic: –

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьranь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 161
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