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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/botьjanъ
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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
Morphologically formed as *botěti (“to bash, to prong”) + *-janъ. The term likely refers to the characteristic "cracking" call of storks or to their prong-like hunting technique.
Declension
Declension of *botьjanъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *botьjanъ | *botьjana | *botьjani |
| Accusative | *botьjanъ | *botьjana | *botьjany |
| Genitive | *botьjana | *botьjanu | *botьjanъ |
| Locative | *botьjaně | *botьjanu | *botьjaněxъ |
| Dative | *botьjanu | *botьjanoma | *botьjanomъ |
| Instrumental | *botьjanъmь, *botьjanomь* | *botьjanoma | *botьjany |
| Vocative | *botьjane | *botьjana | *botьjani |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
References
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*botьjanъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 02, Moscow: Nauka, page 226
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “ботья́н”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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