Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/berzьňь

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *berza (birch) +‎ *-ьňь.[1]

Noun

*berzьňь m

  1. March; April

Inflection

Declension of *berzьňь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *berzьňь *berzьňa *berzьňi
genitive *berzьňa *berzьňu *berzьňь
dative *berzьňu *berzьňema *berzьňemъ
accusative *berzьňь *berzьňa *berzьňę̇
instrumental *berzьňьmь, *berzьňemь* *berzьňema *berzьňi
locative *berzьňi *berzьňu *berzьňixъ
vocative *berzьňu *berzьňa *berzьňi

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: березень (berezenʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: брѣзьнъ (brězĭnŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰱⱃⱑⰸⱐⱀⱏ (brězĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: бре́зен (brézen)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: брезан
      Latin script: brezan
    • Slovene: brézen
  • West Slavic:

See also

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*berzьnъ / berzьnь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 209