Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezdušьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *bezduxъ + *-ьnъ, or from *bez- (“without”) + *duxъ (“spirit”) + *-ьnъ, possibly a calque of Ancient Greek ἄψυχος (ápsukhos).
Adjective
*bezdušьnъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bezdušьnъ | *bezdušьna | *bezdušьno |
| genitive | *bezdušьna | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьna |
| dative | *bezdušьnu | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьnu |
| accusative | *bezdušьnъ | *bezdušьnǫ | *bezdušьno |
| instrumental | *bezdušьnomь | *bezdušьnojǫ | *bezdušьnomь |
| locative | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьně |
| vocative | *bezdušьne | *bezdušьno | *bezdušьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bezdušьna | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьně |
| genitive | *bezdušьnu | *bezdušьnu | *bezdušьnu |
| dative | *bezdušьnoma | *bezdušьnama | *bezdušьnoma |
| accusative | *bezdušьna | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьně |
| instrumental | *bezdušьnoma | *bezdušьnama | *bezdušьnoma |
| locative | *bezdušьnu | *bezdušьnu | *bezdušьnu |
| vocative | *bezdušьna | *bezdušьně | *bezdušьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bezdušьni | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьna |
| genitive | *bezdušьnъ | *bezdušьnъ | *bezdušьnъ |
| dative | *bezdušьnomъ | *bezdušьnamъ | *bezdušьnomъ |
| accusative | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьna |
| instrumental | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьnami | *bezdušьny |
| locative | *bezdušьněxъ | *bezdušьnaxъ | *bezdušьněxъ |
| vocative | *bezdušьni | *bezdušьny | *bezdušьna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bezdušьnъjь | *bezdušьnaja | *bezdušьnoje |
| genitive | *bezdušьnajego | *bezdušьnyję̇ | *bezdušьnajego |
| dative | *bezdušьnujemu | *bezdušьněji | *bezdušьnujemu |
| accusative | *bezdušьnъjь | *bezdušьnǫjǫ | *bezdušьnoje |
| instrumental | *bezdušьnyjimь | *bezdušьnǫjǫ | *bezdušьnyjimь |
| locative | *bezdušьnějemь | *bezdušьněji | *bezdušьnějemь |
| vocative | *bezdušьnъjь | *bezdušьnaja | *bezdušьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bezdušьnaja | *bezdušьněji | *bezdušьněji |
| genitive | *bezdušьnuju | *bezdušьnuju | *bezdušьnuju |
| dative | *bezdušьnyjima | *bezdušьnyjima | *bezdušьnyjima |
| accusative | *bezdušьnaja | *bezdušьněji | *bezdušьněji |
| instrumental | *bezdušьnyjima | *bezdušьnyjima | *bezdušьnyjima |
| locative | *bezdušьnuju | *bezdušьnuju | *bezdušьnuju |
| vocative | *bezdušьnaja | *bezdušьněji | *bezdušьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bezdušьniji | *bezdušьnyję̇ | *bezdušьnaja |
| genitive | *bezdušьnъjixъ | *bezdušьnъjixъ | *bezdušьnъjixъ |
| dative | *bezdušьnyjimъ | *bezdušьnyjimъ | *bezdušьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *bezdušьnyję̇ | *bezdušьnyję̇ | *bezdušьnaja |
| instrumental | *bezdušьnyjimi | *bezdušьnyjimi | *bezdušьnyjimi |
| locative | *bezdušьnyjixъ | *bezdušьnyjixъ | *bezdušьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *bezdušьniji | *bezdušьnyję̇ | *bezdušьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: бездушьнъ (bezdušĭnŭ)
- Old Ruthenian: бездушный (bezdušnyj)
- Belarusian: бязду́шны (bjazdúšny)
- Ukrainian: безду́шний (bezdúšnyj)
- Russian: безду́шный (bezdúšnyj)
- Old Ruthenian: бездушный (bezdušnyj)
- Old East Slavic: бездушьнъ (bezdušĭnŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: bezdušný
- Czech: bezdušný
- Polish: bezduszny
- Slovak: bezdušný
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: bjezdušny
- Old Czech: bezdušný
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezdušьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 20