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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blaznь

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

Usually derived from *blaziti (“to shine”) +‎ *-snь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleǵ- (“to strike”).

Noun

*blȃznь f[1]

  1. bait

Declension
Declension of *blaznь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *blaznь *blazni *blazni
genitive *blazni *blaznьju, *blazňu* *blaznьjь, *blazni*
dative *blazni *blaznьma *blaznьmъ
accusative *blaznь *blazni *blazni
instrumental *blaznьjǫ, *blazňǫ* *blaznьma *blaznьmi
locative *blazni *blaznьju, *blazňu* *blaznьxъ
vocative *blazni *blazni *blazni
* 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
  • *blazniti (“to lure”)
  • *sъblaznь (“temptation”)
  • *blaznьnъ (“hesitating”)
  • *blaznivъ (“flattering”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: съблазнъ m (sŭblaznŭ) (re-analyzed as a derivative of the adjective *blaznъ)
  • South Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “собла́зн”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blaznъ(jь) / *blazna / *blazno / *blaznь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 105
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “блазня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 53

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “blázen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*blȃznь”
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