Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dolьnъ

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 *dolъ (valley, depression) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*dolьnъ

  1. lower

Declension

Indefinite declension of *dolьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьnъ *dolьna *dolьno
genitive *dolьna *dolьny *dolьna
dative *dolьnu *dolьně *dolьnu
accusative *dolьnъ *dolьnǫ *dolьno
instrumental *dolьnomь *dolьnojǫ *dolьnomь
locative *dolьně *dolьně *dolьně
vocative *dolьne *dolьno *dolьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
genitive *dolьnu *dolьnu *dolьnu
dative *dolьnoma *dolьnama *dolьnoma
accusative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
instrumental *dolьnoma *dolьnama *dolьnoma
locative *dolьnu *dolьnu *dolьnu
vocative *dolьna *dolьně *dolьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьni *dolьny *dolьna
genitive *dolьnъ *dolьnъ *dolьnъ
dative *dolьnomъ *dolьnamъ *dolьnomъ
accusative *dolьny *dolьny *dolьna
instrumental *dolьny *dolьnami *dolьny
locative *dolьněxъ *dolьnaxъ *dolьněxъ
vocative *dolьni *dolьny *dolьna
Definite declension of *dolьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьnъjь *dolьnaja *dolьnoje
genitive *dolьnajego *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnajego
dative *dolьnujemu *dolьněji *dolьnujemu
accusative *dolьnъjь *dolьnǫjǫ *dolьnoje
instrumental *dolьnyjimь *dolьnǫjǫ *dolьnyjimь
locative *dolьnějemь *dolьněji *dolьnějemь
vocative *dolьnъjь *dolьnaja *dolьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
genitive *dolьnuju *dolьnuju *dolьnuju
dative *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima
accusative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
instrumental *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima *dolьnyjima
locative *dolьnuju *dolьnuju *dolьnuju
vocative *dolьnaja *dolьněji *dolьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dolьniji *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja
genitive *dolьnъjixъ *dolьnъjixъ *dolьnъjixъ
dative *dolьnyjimъ *dolьnyjimъ *dolьnyjimъ
accusative *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja
instrumental *dolьnyjimi *dolьnyjimi *dolьnyjimi
locative *dolьnyjixъ *dolьnyjixъ *dolьnyjixъ
vocative *dolьniji *dolьnyję̇ *dolьnaja

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: дольнъ (dolĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: до́лен (dólen)
    • Macedonian: долен (dolen)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: до̑њӣ
      Latin script: dȏnjī
    • Slovene: dólnji (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “долен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 410