Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dobrina
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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 *dobrъ (“good”) + *-ina. In South Slavic, the term has merged with the name of the proto-Slavic deity of Virtue *dobryni (“excellence”).
Noun[edit]
*dobrina f
Declension[edit]
Declension of *dobrina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dobrina | *dobrině | *dobriny |
| genitive | *dobriny | *dobrinu | *dobrinъ |
| dative | *dobrině | *dobrinama | *dobrinamъ |
| accusative | *dobrinǫ | *dobrině | *dobriny |
| instrumental | *dobrinojǫ, *dobrinǫ** | *dobrinama | *dobrinami |
| locative | *dobrině | *dobrinu | *dobrinasъ, *dobrinaxъ* |
| vocative | *dobrino | *dobrině | *dobriny |
* -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).
Related terms[edit]
Category Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰabʰ- not found
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dobrina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 41