Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stonъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stanas, from Proto-Indo-European *stón-os, from *sten-. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek στόνος (stónos, sighing, moaning).

Noun

*stonъ m

  1. moan, groan

Declension

Declension of *stonъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stonъ *stona *stoni
genitive *stona *stonu *stonъ
dative *stonu *stonoma *stonomъ
accusative *stonъ *stona *stony
instrumental *stonъmь, *stonomь* *stonoma *stony
locative *stoně *stonu *stoněxъ
vocative *stone *stona *stoni

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: стон (ston)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стон”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress