Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starina

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 *starъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*starina f

  1. old age
  2. antiquities, antique
Declension
Declension of *starina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *starina *starině *stariny
genitive *stariny *starinu *starinъ
dative *starině *starinama *starinamъ
accusative *starinǫ *starině *stariny
instrumental *starinojǫ, *starinǫ** *starinama *starinami
locative *starině *starinu *starinasъ, *starinaxъ*
vocative *starino *starině *stariny

* -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: старина́ (stariná)
      • → Finnish: tarina
      • → Veps: starin
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: starzyna
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