Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drěčьnъ

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 *drěkъ (stem, beam) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*drěčьnъ[1]

  1. elongated
  2. robust, supportive, powerful

Declension

Indefinite declension of *drěčьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьnъ *drěčьna *drěčьno
genitive *drěčьna *drěčьny *drěčьna
dative *drěčьnu *drěčьně *drěčьnu
accusative *drěčьnъ *drěčьnǫ *drěčьno
instrumental *drěčьnomь *drěčьnojǫ *drěčьnomь
locative *drěčьně *drěčьně *drěčьně
vocative *drěčьne *drěčьno *drěčьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьna *drěčьně *drěčьně
genitive *drěčьnu *drěčьnu *drěčьnu
dative *drěčьnoma *drěčьnama *drěčьnoma
accusative *drěčьna *drěčьně *drěčьně
instrumental *drěčьnoma *drěčьnama *drěčьnoma
locative *drěčьnu *drěčьnu *drěčьnu
vocative *drěčьna *drěčьně *drěčьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьni *drěčьny *drěčьna
genitive *drěčьnъ *drěčьnъ *drěčьnъ
dative *drěčьnomъ *drěčьnamъ *drěčьnomъ
accusative *drěčьny *drěčьny *drěčьna
instrumental *drěčьny *drěčьnami *drěčьny
locative *drěčьněxъ *drěčьnaxъ *drěčьněxъ
vocative *drěčьni *drěčьny *drěčьna
Definite declension of *drěčьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьnъjь *drěčьnaja *drěčьnoje
genitive *drěčьnajego *drěčьnyję̇ *drěčьnajego
dative *drěčьnujemu *drěčьněji *drěčьnujemu
accusative *drěčьnъjь *drěčьnǫjǫ *drěčьnoje
instrumental *drěčьnyjimь *drěčьnǫjǫ *drěčьnyjimь
locative *drěčьnějemь *drěčьněji *drěčьnějemь
vocative *drěčьnъjь *drěčьnaja *drěčьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьnaja *drěčьněji *drěčьněji
genitive *drěčьnuju *drěčьnuju *drěčьnuju
dative *drěčьnyjima *drěčьnyjima *drěčьnyjima
accusative *drěčьnaja *drěčьněji *drěčьněji
instrumental *drěčьnyjima *drěčьnyjima *drěčьnyjima
locative *drěčьnuju *drěčьnuju *drěčьnuju
vocative *drěčьnaja *drěčьněji *drěčьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *drěčьniji *drěčьnyję̇ *drěčьnaja
genitive *drěčьnъjixъ *drěčьnъjixъ *drěčьnъjixъ
dative *drěčьnyjimъ *drěčьnyjimъ *drěčьnyjimъ
accusative *drěčьnyję̇ *drěčьnyję̇ *drěčьnaja
instrumental *drěčьnyjimi *drěčьnyjimi *drěčьnyjimi
locative *drěčьnyjixъ *drěčьnyjixъ *drěčьnyjixъ
vocative *drěčьniji *drěčьnyję̇ *drěčьnaja

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: дри̏јечан, дре̑чан (rare, dialectal)
      Latin script: drȉječan, dréčan, dričan (dialectal)
    • Slovene: dréčən (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dríčný, drýčný
    • Slovak: drečný

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*drěčьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 107

References

  1. ^ Jakubowicz, Mariola (2017) Artur Zwolski, transl., The Development of Words Across Centuries[1], Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 142:Western and Southern *drěčьnъ