Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъlnьce

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 *sъlnь +‎ *-ьce.

Proper noun

*sъ̑lnьce n (related adjective *sъlnьčьnъ)

  1. (originally) diminutive of *sъlnь (Sun)
  2. Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)
    Synonyms: *sъlno, *sъlnь, *sъlnьje

Declension

Declension of *sъ̑lnьce (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъ̑lnьce *sъ̑lnьci *sъlnьcà
genitive *sъ̑lnьca *sъlnьcù *sъlnь̀cь
dative *sъ̑lnьcu *sъlnьcemà *sъlnьcémъ
accusative *sъ̑lnьce *sъ̑lnьci *sъlnьcà
instrumental *sъ̑lnьcьmь, *sъ̑lnьcemь* *sъlnьcemà *sъlnьcí
locative *sъ̑lnьci *sъlnьcù *sъlnьcíxъ
vocative *sъ̑lnьce *sъ̑lnьci *sъlnьcà

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

nouns
adjectives
  • *sъlnьčьnъ
verbs
  • *sъlniti

Descendants

Further reading

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 479
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “солнце”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress