Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *bojь (“fight”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*bojьnъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bojьnъ | *bojьna | *bojьno |
| genitive | *bojьna | *bojьny | *bojьna |
| dative | *bojьnu | *bojьně | *bojьnu |
| accusative | *bojьnъ | *bojьnǫ | *bojьno |
| instrumental | *bojьnomь | *bojьnojǫ | *bojьnomь |
| locative | *bojьně | *bojьně | *bojьně |
| vocative | *bojьne | *bojьno | *bojьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
| genitive | *bojьnu | *bojьnu | *bojьnu |
| dative | *bojьnoma | *bojьnama | *bojьnoma |
| accusative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
| instrumental | *bojьnoma | *bojьnama | *bojьnoma |
| locative | *bojьnu | *bojьnu | *bojьnu |
| vocative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bojьni | *bojьny | *bojьna |
| genitive | *bojьnъ | *bojьnъ | *bojьnъ |
| dative | *bojьnomъ | *bojьnamъ | *bojьnomъ |
| accusative | *bojьny | *bojьny | *bojьna |
| instrumental | *bojьny | *bojьnami | *bojьny |
| locative | *bojьněxъ | *bojьnaxъ | *bojьněxъ |
| vocative | *bojьni | *bojьny | *bojьna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnaja | *bojьnoje |
| genitive | *bojьnajego | *bojьnyję̇ | *bojьnajego |
| dative | *bojьnujemu | *bojьněji | *bojьnujemu |
| accusative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnǫjǫ | *bojьnoje |
| instrumental | *bojьnyjimь | *bojьnǫjǫ | *bojьnyjimь |
| locative | *bojьnějemь | *bojьněji | *bojьnějemь |
| vocative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnaja | *bojьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
| genitive | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju |
| dative | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima |
| accusative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
| instrumental | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima |
| locative | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju |
| vocative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bojьniji | *bojьnyję̇ | *bojьnaja |
| genitive | *bojьnъjixъ | *bojьnъjixъ | *bojьnъjixъ |
| dative | *bojьnyjimъ | *bojьnyjimъ | *bojьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *bojьnyję̇ | *bojьnyję̇ | *bojьnaja |
| instrumental | *bojьnyjimi | *bojьnyjimi | *bojьnyjimi |
| locative | *bojьnyjixъ | *bojьnyjixъ | *bojьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *bojьniji | *bojьnyję̇ | *bojьnaja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyh₂- (2 c, 0 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: бойный (bojnyj) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: бойний (bojnyj)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: bojný
- Czech: bojný
- Polish: bojny
- Slovak: bojný
- Old Czech: bojný
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 167