Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *ȃje +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*ȃjьnъ

  1. egg-related, egg-made
    Synonym: *ajьčьnъ
  2. ovate, egg-shaped
    Synonyms: *ajatъ, *ajitъ, *ajьčęstъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *ajьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьnъ *ajьna *ajьno
genitive *ajьna *ajьny *ajьna
dative *ajьnu *ajьně *ajьnu
accusative *ajьnъ *ajьnǫ *ajьno
instrumental *ajьnomь *ajьnojǫ *ajьnomь
locative *ajьně *ajьně *ajьně
vocative *ajьne *ajьno *ajьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьna *ajьně *ajьně
genitive *ajьnu *ajьnu *ajьnu
dative *ajьnoma *ajьnama *ajьnoma
accusative *ajьna *ajьně *ajьně
instrumental *ajьnoma *ajьnama *ajьnoma
locative *ajьnu *ajьnu *ajьnu
vocative *ajьna *ajьně *ajьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьni *ajьny *ajьna
genitive *ajьnъ *ajьnъ *ajьnъ
dative *ajьnomъ *ajьnamъ *ajьnomъ
accusative *ajьny *ajьny *ajьna
instrumental *ajьny *ajьnami *ajьny
locative *ajьněxъ *ajьnaxъ *ajьněxъ
vocative *ajьni *ajьny *ajьna
Definite declension of *ajьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьnъjь *ajьnaja *ajьnoje
genitive *ajьnajego *ajьnyję̇ *ajьnajego
dative *ajьnujemu *ajьněji *ajьnujemu
accusative *ajьnъjь *ajьnǫjǫ *ajьnoje
instrumental *ajьnyjimь *ajьnǫjǫ *ajьnyjimь
locative *ajьnějemь *ajьněji *ajьnějemь
vocative *ajьnъjь *ajьnaja *ajьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьnaja *ajьněji *ajьněji
genitive *ajьnuju *ajьnuju *ajьnuju
dative *ajьnyjima *ajьnyjima *ajьnyjima
accusative *ajьnaja *ajьněji *ajьněji
instrumental *ajьnyjima *ajьnyjima *ajьnyjima
locative *ajьnuju *ajьnuju *ajьnuju
vocative *ajьnaja *ajьněji *ajьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ajьniji *ajьnyję̇ *ajьnaja
genitive *ajьnъjixъ *ajьnъjixъ *ajьnъjixъ
dative *ajьnyjimъ *ajьnyjimъ *ajьnyjimъ
accusative *ajьnyję̇ *ajьnyję̇ *ajьnaja
instrumental *ajьnyjimi *ajьnyjimi *ajьnyjimi
locative *ajьnyjixъ *ajьnyjixъ *ajьnyjixъ
vocative *ajьniji *ajьnyję̇ *ajьnaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ја̑јнӣ
      Latin script: jȃjnī
    • Slovene: jájen
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: jajny
    • Slovak: vajný (oval) (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 64