Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/samъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Pronoun
*samъ
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *samъ | *sama | *samo |
| Accusative | *samъ | *samǫ | *samo |
| Genitive | *samogo | *samoję̇ | *samogo |
| Locative | *samomь | *samoji | *samomь |
| Dative | *samomu | *samoji | *samomu |
| Instrumental | *saměmь | *samojǫ | *saměmь |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| Accusative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| Genitive | *samoju | *samoju | *samoju |
| Locative | *samoju | *samoju | *samoju |
| Dative | *saměma | *saměma | *saměma |
| Instrumental | *saměma | *saměma | *saměma |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sami | *samy | *sama |
| Accusative | *samy | *samy | *sama |
| Genitive | *saměxъ | *saměxъ | *saměxъ |
| Locative | *saměxъ | *saměxъ | *saměxъ |
| Dative | *saměmъ | *saměmъ | *saměmъ |
| Instrumental | *saměmi | *saměmi | *saměmi |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Adjective
*samъ
- same, alike
- alone, by oneself, on one's own
- the very
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *samъ | *sama | *samo |
| genitive | *sama | *samy | *sama |
| dative | *samu | *samě | *samu |
| accusative | *samъ | *samǫ | *samo |
| instrumental | *samomь | *samojǫ | *samomь |
| locative | *samě | *samě | *samě |
| vocative | *same | *samo | *samo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| genitive | *samu | *samu | *samu |
| dative | *samoma | *samama | *samoma |
| accusative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| instrumental | *samoma | *samama | *samoma |
| locative | *samu | *samu | *samu |
| vocative | *sama | *samě | *samě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *sami | *samy | *sama |
| genitive | *samъ | *samъ | *samъ |
| dative | *samomъ | *samamъ | *samomъ |
| accusative | *samy | *samy | *sama |
| instrumental | *samy | *samami | *samy |
| locative | *saměxъ | *samaxъ | *saměxъ |
| vocative | *sami | *samy | *sama |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *samъjь | *samaja | *samoje |
| genitive | *samajego | *samyję̇ | *samajego |
| dative | *samujemu | *saměji | *samujemu |
| accusative | *samъjь | *samǫjǫ | *samoje |
| instrumental | *samyjimь | *samǫjǫ | *samyjimь |
| locative | *samějemь | *saměji | *samějemь |
| vocative | *samъjь | *samaja | *samoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *samaja | *saměji | *saměji |
| genitive | *samuju | *samuju | *samuju |
| dative | *samyjima | *samyjima | *samyjima |
| accusative | *samaja | *saměji | *saměji |
| instrumental | *samyjima | *samyjima | *samyjima |
| locative | *samuju | *samuju | *samuju |
| vocative | *samaja | *saměji | *saměji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *samiji | *samyję̇ | *samaja |
| genitive | *samъjixъ | *samъjixъ | *samъjixъ |
| dative | *samyjimъ | *samyjimъ | *samyjimъ |
| accusative | *samyję̇ | *samyję̇ | *samaja |
| instrumental | *samyjimi | *samyjimi | *samyjimi |
| locative | *samyjixъ | *samyjixъ | *samyjixъ |
| vocative | *samiji | *samyję̇ | *samaja |
Derived terms
- *samota (“loneliness”)
- *samotьnъ (“lonely”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сам”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress