Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *ājьce + *-ьnъ, ultimately from *ȃje (“egg”) + *-ьce. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).
Adjective
*ājьčьnъ
- (relational) egg
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ajьčьnъ | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьno |
| genitive | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьna |
| dative | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьnu |
| accusative | *ajьčьnъ | *ajьčьnǫ | *ajьčьno |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnomь | *ajьčьnojǫ | *ajьčьnomь |
| locative | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьně |
| vocative | *ajьčьne | *ajьčьno | *ajьčьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьně |
| genitive | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnu |
| dative | *ajьčьnoma | *ajьčьnama | *ajьčьnoma |
| accusative | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьně |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnoma | *ajьčьnama | *ajьčьnoma |
| locative | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnu | *ajьčьnu |
| vocative | *ajьčьna | *ajьčьně | *ajьčьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčьni | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьna |
| genitive | *ajьčьnъ | *ajьčьnъ | *ajьčьnъ |
| dative | *ajьčьnomъ | *ajьčьnamъ | *ajьčьnomъ |
| accusative | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьna |
| instrumental | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьnami | *ajьčьny |
| locative | *ajьčьněxъ | *ajьčьnaxъ | *ajьčьněxъ |
| vocative | *ajьčьni | *ajьčьny | *ajьčьna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ajьčьnъjь | *ajьčьnaja | *ajьčьnoje |
| genitive | *ajьčьnajego | *ajьčьnyję̇ | *ajьčьnajego |
| dative | *ajьčьnujemu | *ajьčьněji | *ajьčьnujemu |
| accusative | *ajьčьnъjь | *ajьčьnǫjǫ | *ajьčьnoje |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnyjimь | *ajьčьnǫjǫ | *ajьčьnyjimь |
| locative | *ajьčьnějemь | *ajьčьněji | *ajьčьnějemь |
| vocative | *ajьčьnъjь | *ajьčьnaja | *ajьčьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčьnaja | *ajьčьněji | *ajьčьněji |
| genitive | *ajьčьnuju | *ajьčьnuju | *ajьčьnuju |
| dative | *ajьčьnyjima | *ajьčьnyjima | *ajьčьnyjima |
| accusative | *ajьčьnaja | *ajьčьněji | *ajьčьněji |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnyjima | *ajьčьnyjima | *ajьčьnyjima |
| locative | *ajьčьnuju | *ajьčьnuju | *ajьčьnuju |
| vocative | *ajьčьnaja | *ajьčьněji | *ajьčьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčьniji | *ajьčьnyję̇ | *ajьčьnaja |
| genitive | *ajьčьnъjixъ | *ajьčьnъjixъ | *ajьčьnъjixъ |
| dative | *ajьčьnyjimъ | *ajьčьnyjimъ | *ajьčьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *ajьčьnyję̇ | *ajьčьnyję̇ | *ajьčьnaja |
| instrumental | *ajьčьnyjimi | *ajьčьnyjimi | *ajьčьnyjimi |
| locative | *ajьčьnyjixъ | *ajьčьnyjixъ | *ajьčьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *ajьčьniji | *ajьčьnyję̇ | *ajьčьnaja |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 64