Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/linь
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognates may include Lithuanian lýnas, Latvian lĩnis, lĩns, līna, Old Prussian lins, although the correspondence of palatalized vs. velarized endings in Baltic (consistent with the geography of Slavic reflexes of *linь vs. *linъ) rather indicates borrowing. Possibly a suffixal derivation from *linjati (“to moult”).
Greek λινεύς (linéfs, “mullet”) is unrelated, being a back-formation from λινεύω (linévo, “to catch fish with a net”).
Noun[edit]
*linь m
Declension[edit]
Declension of *linь (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *linь | *lini | *linьje, *liňe* |
genitive | *lini | *linьju, *liňu* | *linьjь, *lini* |
dative | *lini | *linьma | *linьmъ |
accusative | *linь | *lini | *lini |
instrumental | *linьmь | *linьma | *linьmi |
locative | *lini | *linьju, *liňu* | *linьxъ |
vocative | *lini | *lini | *linьje, *liňe* |
* 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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*linь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 113
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “линь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress