Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrna
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *burˀnāˀ.
Noun[edit]
*bъrna f[1]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *bъrna (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bъrna | *bъrně | *bъrny |
| genitive | *bъrny | *bъrnu | *bъrnъ |
| dative | *bъrně | *bъrnama | *bъrnamъ |
| accusative | *bъrnǫ | *bъrně | *bъrny |
| instrumental | *bъrnojǫ, *bъrnǫ** | *bъrnama | *bъrnami |
| locative | *bъrně | *bъrnu | *bъrnasъ, *bъrnaxъ* |
| vocative | *bъrno | *bъrně | *bъrny |
* -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[edit]
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bъrna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 69
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “burna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 106