Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrnь

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

Allegedly variated from *tьrnъ (“thorn”).

Noun

*stь̑rnь f^[1]^[2]

stubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down

Inflection

Declension of *stь̑rnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stь̑rnь	*stь̑rni	*stь̑rni
genitive	*stьrní	stьrnьjù, stьrňu^*	*stьrnь̀jь
dative	*stь̑rni	*stьrnьmà	*stь̑rnьmъ
accusative	*stь̑rnь	*stь̑rni	*stь̑rni
instrumental	*stьrnьjǫ́	*stьrnьmà	*stьrnьmì
locative	*stьrní	stьrnьjù, stьrňu^*	*stь̑rnьxъ
vocative	*stьrni	*stь̑rni	*stь̑rni

^* 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: стернь (sternʹ), стерня́ (sternjá)
- Ukrainian: стерня́ (sternjá)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: стрънь (strŭnĭ)
- Bulgarian: стрън (strǎn)
- Macedonian: стрн (strn)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: стр̑н, стр̑н
  
  Latin script: stȓn, stȓn
- Slovene: stȓn (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Czech: strn
- Polish: ścierń
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: šćerń
  - Lower Sorbian: šćerń

References

^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “stьrnь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156)”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “str̄n”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*stь̑rnь”

[1] Olander, Thomas (2001) “stьrnь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156)”

[2] Snoj, Marko (2016) “str̄n”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*stь̑rnь”

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