Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dolьnъ

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 *dolъ (valley, depression) +‎ *-ьnъ.

    Adjective

    *dolьnъ

    1. lower

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *dolьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьnъ *dolьna *dolьno
    genitive *dolьna *dolьny *dolьna
    dative *dolьnu *dolьně *dolьnu
    accusative *dolьnъ *dolьnǫ *dolьno
    instrumental *dolьnomь *dolьnojǫ *dolьnomь
    locative *dolьně *dolьně *dolьně
    vocative *dolьne *dolьno *dolьno
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
    genitive *dolьnu *dolьnu *dolьnu
    dative *dolьnoma *dolьnama *dolьnoma
    accusative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
    instrumental *dolьnoma *dolьnama *dolьnoma
    locative *dolьnu *dolьnu *dolьnu
    vocative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьni *dolьny *dolьna
    genitive *dolьnъ *dolьnъ *dolьnъ
    dative *dolьnomъ *dolьnamъ *dolьnomъ
    accusative *dolьny *dolьny *dolьna
    instrumental *dolьny *dolьnami *dolьny
    locative *dolьněxъ *dolьnaxъ *dolьněxъ
    vocative *dolьni *dolьny *dolьna
    Definite declension of *dolьnъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьnъjь *dolьnaja *dolьnoje
    genitive *dolьnajego *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnajego
    dative *dolьnujemu *dolьněji *dolьnujemu
    accusative *dolьnъjь *dolьnǫjǫ *dolьnoje
    instrumental *dolьnyjimь *dolьnǫjǫ *dolьnyjimь
    locative *dolьnějemь *dolьněji *dolьnějemь
    vocative *dolьnъjь *dolьnaja *dolьnoje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
    genitive *dolьnuju *dolьnuju *dolьnuju
    dative *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima
    accusative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
    instrumental *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima
    locative *dolьnuju *dolьnuju *dolьnuju
    vocative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dolьniji *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja
    genitive *dolьnъjixъ *dolьnъjixъ *dolьnъjixъ
    dative *dolьnyjimъ *dolьnyjimъ *dolьnyjimъ
    accusative *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja
    instrumental *dolьnyjimi *dolьnyjimi *dolьnyjimi
    locative *dolьnyjixъ *dolьnyjixъ *dolьnyjixъ
    vocative *dolьniji *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja

    Descendants

    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: дольнъ (dolĭnŭ)
      • Bulgarian: до́лен (dólen)
      • Macedonian: долен (dolen)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: до̑њӣ
        Latin script: dȏnjī
      • Slovene: dólnji (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “долен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 410