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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/granь
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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 1
Originally an nomen acti of *graniti (“to branch”) + *-nь, later concretized as the result of this action.
Inflection
Declension of *grȃnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| Accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| Genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| Locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| Dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| Instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| Vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* 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).
Related terms
- *grana (“branch, twig”)
- *granatъ (“branched”)
- *granica (“boundary”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grana/*granъ/*granь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 07, Moscow: Nauka, page 104
- Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “гран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 273
Etymology 2
A fossilized dialectal form of *grěnь (“gnawing”), from *grěti (“to heat, to burn”) + *-nь; perhaps amalgamated with *gornь (“burning”), from *gorěti (“to burn”) + *-nь.
Noun
- Alternative form of *grěnь
Inflection
Declension of *grȃnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| Accusative | *grȃnь | *grȃni | *grȃni |
| Genitive | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *granь̀jь |
| Locative | *graní | *granьjù, *graňu* | *grȃnьxъ |
| Dative | *grȃni | *granьmà | *grȃnьmъ |
| Instrumental | *granьjǫ́ | *granьmà | *granьmì |
| Vocative | *grani | *grȃni | *grȃni |
* 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).
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěnь/*granь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 07, Moscow: Nauka, page 118
- Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “гран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 273
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “granь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c grænse (PR 138)”
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