Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěna

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 Early Proto-Slavic *kajnā́˙,[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kainā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.[2]

    Noun

    *cěnà f[2][3]

    1. price
    2. value

    Inflection

    Declension of *cěnà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm c)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *cěnà *cě̑ně *cě̑ny
    genitive *cěný *cěnù *cě̃nъ
    dative *cěně̀ *cěnàma *cěnàmъ
    accusative *cě̑nǫ *cě̑ně *cě̑ny
    instrumental *cěnojǫ́ *cěnàma *cěnàmi
    locative *cě̑ně *cěnù *cěnàsъ, *cěnàxъ*
    vocative *cěno *cě̑ně *cě̑ny

    * -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “цена”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cěna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 182

    References

    1. ^ Klotz, Emanuel (2017), “*kajnā́˙ «cěna»”, in Urslawisches Wörterbuch [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in German), 1st edition, Wien: Facultas, →ISBN, page 122
    2. 2.0 2.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*cěnà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75:f. ā (c) ‘price, value’
    3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “cěna cěny”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c price (NA 86, 141; SA 24, 43; PR 138)