Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kaznь

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 *kazati +‎ *-snь.

Noun

*kaznь f

  1. order
  2. punishment

Declension

Declension of *kaznь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kaznь *kazni *kazni
genitive *kazni *kaznьju, *kazňu* *kaznьjь, *kazni*
dative *kazni *kaznьma *kaznьmъ
accusative *kaznь *kazni *kazni
instrumental *kaznьjǫ, *kazňǫ* *kaznьma *kaznьmi
locative *kazni *kaznьju, *kazňu* *kaznьxъ
vocative *kazni *kazni *kazni

* 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

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: казнь (kaznʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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