Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blizьnьcь

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 *blizьnъ (“near, fellow”) +‎ *-ьcь. The Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Polish forms are formed with the affix *-(j)akъ. Belarusian and Ukrainian forms represent a contamination between the two versions.

Noun

*blizьnьcь m

twin

Declension

Declension of *blizьnьcь (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*blizьnьcь	*blizьnьca	*blizьnьci
Accusative	*blizьnьcь	*blizьnьca	*blizьnьcę̇
Genitive	*blizьnьca	*blizьnьcu	*blizьnьcь
Locative	*blizьnьci	*blizьnьcu	*blizьnьcixъ
Dative	*blizьnьcu	*blizьnьcema	*blizьnьcemъ
Instrumental	blizьnьcьmь, blizьnьcemь^*	*blizьnьcema	*blizьnьci
Vocative	*blizьnьče	*blizьnьca	*blizьnьci

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: блізню́к (bliznjúk)
- Russian: близне́ц (bliznéc)
- Ukrainian: близню́к (blyznjúk)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Cyrillic: близньць (bliznĭcĭ)
- Bulgarian: близна́к (bliznák)
- Macedonian: бли́знак (blíznak)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: близанац
  
  Latin: blizanac
West Slavic:
- Polish: bliźniak

References

Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blizьnьcь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 02, Moscow: Nauka, page 123

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