Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grьčinъ

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 *grьkъ +‎ *-inъ.

Noun

*grьčinъ m[1][2]

  1. Greek

Declension

Declension of *grьčinъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *grьčinъ *grьčina *grьčini
genitive *grьčina *grьčinu *grьčinъ
dative *grьčinu *grьčinoma *grьčinomъ
accusative *grьčinъ *grьčina *grьčiny
instrumental *grьčinъmь, *grьčinomь* *grьčinoma *grьčiny
locative *grьčině *grьčinu *grьčiněxъ
vocative *grьčine *grьčina *grьčini

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⰳⱃⱐⱍⰻⱀⱏ (grĭčinŭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: грьчинъ (grĭčinŭ)
      • Old East Slavic: грьчин (grĭčin)
        • Old Ruthenian: гречинъ (hrečin), кгречинъ (grečin)
      • Old Novgorodian: грьцине (grĭćine)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: Грчин (archaic)
      Latin script: Grčin (archaic)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grьkъ, *grьčinъ, *grьkyni”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 163
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “grьčinъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 263