Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blaznь

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

Etymology

    Disputed. Dominant view derives it from hypothetical **blazъ (“strike”) +‎ *-snь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleǵ-. Possibly cognate with Latvian blāzt (“to flicker”).

    See literature for further discussion.

    Noun

    *blȃznь f

    1. bait
    2. deception

    Declension

    Declension of *blaznь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *blaznь *blazni *blazni
    genitive *blazni *blaznьju, *blazňu* *blaznьjь, *blazni*
    dative *blazni *blaznьma *blaznьmъ
    accusative *blaznь *blazni *blazni
    instrumental *blaznьjǫ, *blazňǫ* *blaznьma *blaznьmi
    locative *blazni *blaznьju, *blazňu* *blaznьxъ
    vocative *blazni *blazni *blazni

    * 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).

    Alternative forms

    • *blaznъ m (o-stem)
    • *blazna f (a-stem)

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    • *blaznivъ
    • *blaznьnъ
    nouns
    verbs

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: блазнь (blaznĭ), блазнъ m (blaznŭ)
        • ⇒ Old Ruthenian: блазнь (blaznʹ, “foulishness”)
    • South Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blaznъ(jь) / *blazna / *blazno / *blaznь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 105
    • Snoj, Marko (2016), “blázen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “v drugih slovan. jezikih [...] *blȃznь ‛blaznost, škandal’”
    • Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “blaznь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 255
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