Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьzměna

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

    Deverbal from *jьzměniti.

    Noun

    *jьzměna f

    1. change, shift
    2. treason

    Inflection

    Declension of *jьzměna (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *jьzměna *jьzměně *jьzměny
    genitive *jьzměny *jьzměnu *jьzměnъ
    dative *jьzměně *jьzměnama *jьzměnamъ
    accusative *jьzměnǫ *jьzměně *jьzměny
    instrumental *jьzměnojǫ, *jьzměnǫ** *jьzměnama *jьzměnami
    locative *jьzměně *jьzměnu *jьzměnasъ, *jьzměnaxъ*
    vocative *jьzměno *jьzměně *jьzměny

    * -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.
    ** 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).

    Descendants

    References

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*jьzměna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 9 (*jьz – *klenьje), Moscow: Nauka, page 46