Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skornь

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

    Potential cognates include Icelandic hvarmur and Latin parma.

    Noun

    *skorňь f

    1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

    Inflection

    Declension of *skorňь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *skorňь *skorňi *skorňi
    genitive *skorňi *skorňьju, *skorňu* *skorňьjь, *skorňi*
    dative *skorňi *skorňьma *skorňьmъ
    accusative *skorňь *skorňi *skorňi
    instrumental *skorňьjǫ, *skorňǫ* *skorňьma *skorňьmi
    locative *skorňi *skorňьju, *skorňu* *skorňьxъ
    vocative *skorňi *skorňi *skorňi

    * 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

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: скороньꙗ (skoronĭja), скоронь (skoronĭ)
        • Russian: скоро́нь (skorónʹ)
      • Old Novgorodian: скорꙑньꙗ (sʹkorynĭja) (Old Pskovian)
        • Russian: скорынья́ (skorynʹjá) (dialectal)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        • Russian Church Slavonic: скраниꙗ (skranija)
        • Serbian Church Slavonic: скраниꙗ (skranija)
      • Slovene: skrȃnj, skránjа, skrȃnje (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “скоронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress