Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/soltina

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

A derivative of *sȏlь (salt). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*soltina f

  1. saltmarsh

Declension

Declension of *soltina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *soltina *soltině *soltiny
genitive *soltiny *soltinu *soltinъ
dative *soltině *soltinama *soltinamъ
accusative *soltinǫ *soltině *soltiny
instrumental *soltinojǫ, *soltinǫ** *soltinama *soltinami
locative *soltině *soltinu *soltinasъ, *soltinaxъ*
vocative *soltino *soltině *soltiny

* -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:
    • Russian: солоти́на (solotína) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*soltina”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461