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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pustyni
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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
Declension
Declension of *pustyni (ī-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pustyni | *pustyňi | *pustyňę̇ |
| genitive | *pustyňę̇ | *pustyňu | *pustyňь |
| dative | *pustyňi | *pustyňama | *pustyňamъ |
| accusative | *pustyňǫ | *pustyňi | *pustyňę̇ |
| instrumental | *pustyňejǫ, *pustyňǫ** | *pustyňama | *pustyňami |
| locative | *pustyňi | *pustyňu | *pustyňasъ, *pustyňaxъ* |
| vocative | *pustyňe | *pustyňi | *pustyňę̇ |
* -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
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пу́стынь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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