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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/višьňa
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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
višьňa
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (“type of cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdlime”), and Latin viscum (“birdlime”).
Declension
Declension of *višьňa (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *višьňa | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
| Accusative | *višьňǫ | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
| Genitive | *višьňę̇ | *višьňu | *višьňь |
| Locative | *višьňi | *višьňu | *višьňasъ, *višьňaxъ* |
| Dative | *višьňi | *višьňama | *višьňamъ |
| Instrumental | *višьňejǫ, *višьňǫ** | *višьňama | *višьňami |
| Vocative | *višьňe | *višьňi | *višьňę̇ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “ви́шня”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
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