Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъznь

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

Ultimately, derived from *kovati (“to forge”)

Noun

*kъznь f[1]

  1. art, craft

Inflection

Declension of *kъznь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kъznь *kъzni *kъzni
genitive *kъzni *kъznьju, *kъzňu* *kъznьjь, *kъzni*
dative *kъzni *kъznьma *kъznьmъ
accusative *kъznь *kъzni *kъzni
instrumental *kъznьjǫ, *kъzňǫ* *kъznьma *kъznьmi
locative *kъzni *kъznьju, *kъzňu* *kъznьxъ
vocative *kъzni *kъzni *kъzni

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⰽⱏⰸⱀⱐ (kŭznĭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: къзнь (kŭznĭ)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кознь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъznь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 249
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