Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezčędьnъ

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 *bez- +‎ *čędo +‎ *-ьnъ, possibly calque of Ancient Greek ἄτεκνος (áteknos), from ἀ- (a-, without) + τέκνον (téknon, child), in the sense of "not bearing fruit".

Adjective

*bezčędьnъ

  1. childless
  2. barren, infertile
  3. fruitless, unproductive

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьnъ *bezčędьna *bezčędьno
genitive *bezčędьna *bezčędьny *bezčędьna
dative *bezčędьnu *bezčędьně *bezčędьnu
accusative *bezčędьnъ *bezčędьnǫ *bezčędьno
instrumental *bezčędьnomь *bezčędьnojǫ *bezčędьnomь
locative *bezčędьně *bezčędьně *bezčędьně
vocative *bezčędьne *bezčędьno *bezčędьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьna *bezčędьně *bezčędьně
genitive *bezčędьnu *bezčędьnu *bezčędьnu
dative *bezčędьnoma *bezčędьnama *bezčędьnoma
accusative *bezčędьna *bezčędьně *bezčędьně
instrumental *bezčędьnoma *bezčędьnama *bezčędьnoma
locative *bezčędьnu *bezčędьnu *bezčędьnu
vocative *bezčędьna *bezčędьně *bezčędьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьni *bezčędьny *bezčędьna
genitive *bezčędьnъ *bezčędьnъ *bezčędьnъ
dative *bezčędьnomъ *bezčędьnamъ *bezčędьnomъ
accusative *bezčędьny *bezčędьny *bezčędьna
instrumental *bezčędьny *bezčędьnami *bezčędьny
locative *bezčędьněxъ *bezčędьnaxъ *bezčędьněxъ
vocative *bezčędьni *bezčędьny *bezčędьna
Definite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьnъjь *bezčędьnaja *bezčędьnoje
genitive *bezčędьnajego *bezčędьnyję̇ *bezčędьnajego
dative *bezčędьnujemu *bezčędьněji *bezčędьnujemu
accusative *bezčędьnъjь *bezčędьnǫjǫ *bezčędьnoje
instrumental *bezčędьnyjimь *bezčędьnǫjǫ *bezčędьnyjimь
locative *bezčędьnějemь *bezčędьněji *bezčędьnějemь
vocative *bezčędьnъjь *bezčędьnaja *bezčędьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьnaja *bezčędьněji *bezčędьněji
genitive *bezčędьnuju *bezčędьnuju *bezčędьnuju
dative *bezčędьnyjima *bezčędьnyjima *bezčędьnyjima
accusative *bezčędьnaja *bezčędьněji *bezčędьněji
instrumental *bezčędьnyjima *bezčędьnyjima *bezčędьnyjima
locative *bezčędьnuju *bezčędьnuju *bezčędьnuju
vocative *bezčędьnaja *bezčędьněji *bezčędьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bezčędьniji *bezčędьnyję̇ *bezčędьnaja
genitive *bezčędьnъjixъ *bezčędьnъjixъ *bezčędьnъjixъ
dative *bezčędьnyjimъ *bezčędьnyjimъ *bezčędьnyjimъ
accusative *bezčędьnyję̇ *bezčędьnyję̇ *bezčędьnaja
instrumental *bezčędьnyjimi *bezčędьnyjimi *bezčędьnyjimi
locative *bezčędьnyjixъ *bezčędьnyjixъ *bezčędьnyjixъ
vocative *bezčędьniji *bezčędьnyję̇ *bezčędьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: бесча́дный (besčádnyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: бещѧдьнъ (beštędĭnŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⰵⱋⱔⰴⱐⱀⱏ (beštędĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: безче́ден (bezčéden)
    • Macedonian: бесчеден (besčeden)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: бѐшчедан
      Latin script: bèščedan

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezčędьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15