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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrna
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *burˀnāˀ.
Inflection
Declension of *bъrna (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bъrna | *bъrně | *bъrny |
| Accusative | *bъrnǫ | *bъrně | *bъrny |
| Genitive | *bъrny | *bъrnu | *bъrnъ |
| Locative | *bъrně | *bъrnu | *bъrnasъ, *bъrnaxъ* |
| Dative | *bъrně | *bъrnama | *bъrnamъ |
| Instrumental | *bъrnojǫ, *bъrnǫ** | *bъrnama | *bъrnami |
| Vocative | *bъrno | *bъrně | *bъrny |
* -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).
** 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
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: бъ́рна (bǎ́rna, “lip”)
- Macedonian: брна (brna, “nose-ring”)
- Slovene: brna
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bъrna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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