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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gnьsь

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

Cognate with Lithuanian gniū̃sas (“parasite”).

Noun

*gnьsь f

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Inflection
Declension of *gnьsь (i-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *gnьsь *gnьsi *gnьsi
Accusative *gnьsь *gnьsi *gnьsi
Genitive *gnьsi *gnьsьju, *gnьšu* *gnьsьjь, *gnьsi*
Locative *gnьsi *gnьsьju, *gnьšu* *gnьsьxъ
Dative *gnьsi *gnьsьma *gnьsьmъ
Instrumental *gnьsьjǫ, *gnьšǫ* *gnьsьma *gnьsьmi
Vocative *gnьsi *gnьsi *gnьsi
* 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: гньсь (gnĭsĭ), гнесь (gnesĭ, “vileness, crime”)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: гнесь (gnesĭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰳⱀⰵⱄⱐ (gnesĭ)
      • Russian Church Slavonic: гньсь (gnĭsĭ), гнесь (gnesĭ, “vileness, crime”)

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*gnьsь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171
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