Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vojьna

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 *vojьnъ (“related to war”) +‎ *-a, from *vojь (“soldier”).[1][2]

    Noun

    *vojьna f[1]

    1. war

    Declension

    Declension of *vojьna (hard a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *vojьna *vojьně *vojьny
    genitive *vojьny *vojьnu *vojьnъ
    dative *vojьně *vojьnama *vojьnamъ
    accusative *vojьnǫ *vojьně *vojьny
    instrumental *vojьnojǫ, *vojьnǫ** *vojьnama *vojьnami
    locative *vojьně *vojьnu *vojьnasъ, *vojьnaxъ*
    vocative *vojьno *vojьně *vojьny

    * -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

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: воина (voina)
      • Old Novgorodian: воина (voina)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vojьna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 524: “f. ā 'war'”
    2. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “wojna”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 706
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