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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьranь
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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
Formed as a nomen actionis from *bьrati (“to pick up”) + *-nь, ultimately from proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. The formation is an archaism. It serves as the basis of the normal deverbative action noun *bьranьje, obtained by extending *bьranь + *-je.
Not to be confused with the forms of *bornь (“battle, resistance”) > брань (branĭ, “fight, scuffle, front, wave”) spread throughout South and East Slavic in later times from Old Church Slavonic.
Inflection
Declension of *bьranь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bьranь | *bьrani | *bьrani |
| Accusative | *bьranь | *bьrani | *bьrani |
| Genitive | *bьrani | *bьranьju, *bьraňu* | *bьranьjь, *bьrani* |
| Locative | *bьrani | *bьranьju, *bьraňu* | *bьranьxъ |
| Dative | *bьrani | *bьranьma | *bьranьmъ |
| Instrumental | *bьranьjǫ, *bьraňǫ* | *bьranьma | *bьranьmi |
| Vocative | *bьrani | *bьrani | *bьrani |
* 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).
Derived terms
- *bьranьcь (“one who is selected”)
- *jьzbьranikъ (“chosen one”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bьranь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 03, Moscow: Nauka, page 161
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