Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bornь

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

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *barˀnís, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Equivalent to *borti (“to wrestle, to fight”) +‎ *-nь.

    Noun

    *bȏrnь f[1][2]

    1. resistance, standoff
    2. scuffle, battle
    3. (West Slavic) weapon

    Declension

    Declension of *bȏrnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bȏrnь *bȏrni *bȏrni
    genitive *borní *bornьjù, *borňu* *bornь̀jь
    dative *bȏrni *bornьmà *bȏrnьmъ
    accusative *bȏrnь *bȏrni *bȏrni
    instrumental *bornьjǫ́ *bornьmà *bornьmì
    locative *borní *bornьjù, *borňu* *bȏrnьxъ
    vocative *borni *bȏrni *bȏrni

    * 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

    • *borniti (“to protect”)
    • *borniťь (“defender”)
    • *otъborna (“defense”)
    • *vъzborna (“interdict”)
    • *zaborna (“prohibition”)

    Descendants

    • Old East Slavic: боронь (boronĭ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: braň
      • Old Polish: broń, bronia
        • Polish: broń
        • Silesian: brōń
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: barń, barniô
      • Slovak: bráň
      • Sorbian:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “боронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bornь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 208
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 73

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bȏrnь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57: “f. i (c)”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “bornь borni”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 25; PR 138)”
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