Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orvьnina

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 *orvьnъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*orvьnina f

  1. plain

Declension

Declension of *orvьnina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *orvьnina *orvьnině *orvьniny
genitive *orvьniny *orvьninu *orvьninъ
dative *orvьnině *orvьninama *orvьninamъ
accusative *orvьninǫ *orvьnině *orvьniny
instrumental *orvьninojǫ, *orvьninǫ** *orvьninama *orvьninami
locative *orvьnině *orvьninu *orvьninasъ, *orvьninaxъ*
vocative *orvьnino *orvьnině *orvьniny

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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:
    • Belarusian: раўні́на (raŭnína)
    • Russian: равни́на (ravnína)
    • Ukrainian: рівни́на (rivnýna)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “равнина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 140
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