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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrnь

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
*stь̑rnь

Etymology

Allegedly variated from *tьrnъ (“thorn”).

Noun

*stь̑rnь f[1][2]

  1. stubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down

Inflection
Declension of *stь̑rnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *stь̑rnь *stь̑rni *stь̑rni
genitive *stьrní *stьrnьjù, *stьrňu* *stьrnь̀jь
dative *stь̑rni *stьrnьmà *stь̑rnьmъ
accusative *stь̑rnь *stь̑rni *stь̑rni
instrumental *stьrnьjǫ́ *stьrnьmà *stьrnьmì
locative *stьrní *stьrnьjù, *stьrňu* *stь̑rnьxъ
vocative *stьrni *stь̑rni *stь̑rni
* 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
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: стернь (sternʹ), стерня́ (sternjá)
    • Ukrainian: стерня́ (sternjá)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: стрънь (strŭnĭ)
    • Bulgarian: стрън (strǎn)
    • Macedonian: стрн (strn)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: стр̑н, стр̑н
      Latin script: stȓn, stȓn
    • Slovene: stȓn (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: strn
    • Polish: ścierń
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: šćerń
      • Lower Sorbian: šćerń

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стернь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “stьrnь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016) “str̄n”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*stь̑rnь”
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