Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/avьnъ

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 *avě +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*avьnъ^[1]^[2]

visible, apparent

Declension

Indefinite declension of *avьnъ (hard)
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьnъ	*avьna	*avьno
genitive	*avьna	*avьny	*avьna
dative	*avьnu	*avьně	*avьnu
accusative	*avьnъ	*avьnǫ	*avьno
instrumental	*avьnomь	*avьnojǫ	*avьnomь
locative	*avьně	*avьně	*avьně
vocative	*avьne	*avьno	*avьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьna	*avьně	*avьně
genitive	*avьnu	*avьnu	*avьnu
dative	*avьnoma	*avьnama	*avьnoma
accusative	*avьna	*avьně	*avьně
instrumental	*avьnoma	*avьnama	*avьnoma
locative	*avьnu	*avьnu	*avьnu
vocative	*avьna	*avьně	*avьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьni	*avьny	*avьna
genitive	*avьnъ	*avьnъ	*avьnъ
dative	*avьnomъ	*avьnamъ	*avьnomъ
accusative	*avьny	*avьny	*avьna
instrumental	*avьny	*avьnami	*avьny
locative	*avьněxъ	*avьnaxъ	*avьněxъ
vocative	*avьni	*avьny	*avьna

Definite declension of *avьnъ (hard)
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьnъjь	*avьnaja	*avьnoje
genitive	*avьnajego	*avьnyję̇	*avьnajego
dative	*avьnujemu	*avьněji	*avьnujemu
accusative	*avьnъjь	*avьnǫjǫ	*avьnoje
instrumental	*avьnyjimь	*avьnǫjǫ	*avьnyjimь
locative	*avьnějemь	*avьněji	*avьnějemь
vocative	*avьnъjь	*avьnaja	*avьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьnaja	*avьněji	*avьněji
genitive	*avьnuju	*avьnuju	*avьnuju
dative	*avьnyjima	*avьnyjima	*avьnyjima
accusative	*avьnaja	*avьněji	*avьněji
instrumental	*avьnyjima	*avьnyjima	*avьnyjima
locative	*avьnuju	*avьnuju	*avьnuju
vocative	*avьnaja	*avьněji	*avьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*avьniji	*avьnyję̇	*avьnaja
genitive	*avьnъjixъ	*avьnъjixъ	*avьnъjixъ
dative	*avьnyjimъ	*avьnyjimъ	*avьnyjimъ
accusative	*avьnyję̇	*avьnyję̇	*avьnaja
instrumental	*avьnyjimi	*avьnyjimi	*avьnyjimi
locative	*avьnyjixъ	*avьnyjixъ	*avьnyjixъ
vocative	*avьniji	*avьnyję̇	*avьnaja

Related terms

adverbs

*na avě (“in reality”)

verbs

*aviti impf (“to show”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old Ruthenian: ꙗ́вный (jávnyj)
  - Belarusian: я́ўны (jáŭny)
  - Ukrainian: я́вний (jávnyj)
- Russian: я́вный (jávnyj)
South Slavic:
- Church Slavonic: ꙗвьнꙑи (javĭnyi)
- Bulgarian: я́вен (jáven)
- Macedonian: jавен (javen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ја̑внӣ, ја̑ван
  
  Latin script: jȃvnī, jȃvan
- Slovene: jáven (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- ⇒ Old Czech: zjevně (adverb)
  - ⇒ Czech: zjevný
- Kashubian: jawny
- Old Polish: jawny
  - Polish: jawny
- ⇒ Old Polish: zjawny
- Old Slovak: javný
  - Pannonian Rusyn: явни (javni)
  - Slovak: javný (dated, dialectal)
    - ⇒ Slovak: zjavný (dated, dialectal)
- Slovincian: jawny
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: jawny
  - ⇒ Upper Sorbian: zjawny

References

^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*avьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 99
^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “avьnъ : javьnъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 166

[1] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*avьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 99

[2] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “avьnъ : javьnъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 166

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