Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъčьnъ

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 *tъkati +‎ *-ьnъ, akin to Proto-Slavic *tъčьka.

Compare typologically German pünktlich < German Punkt (<< Latin punctus (p.p.p. of pungō), whence also English point, punctual, пунктуа́льный (punktuálʹnyj)).

Adjective

*tъčьnъ

  1. exact, precise, punctual

Declension

Indefinite declension of *tъčьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьnъ *tъčьna *tъčьno
genitive *tъčьna *tъčьny *tъčьna
dative *tъčьnu *tъčьně *tъčьnu
accusative *tъčьnъ *tъčьnǫ *tъčьno
instrumental *tъčьnomь *tъčьnojǫ *tъčьnomь
locative *tъčьně *tъčьně *tъčьně
vocative *tъčьne *tъčьno *tъčьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьna *tъčьně *tъčьně
genitive *tъčьnu *tъčьnu *tъčьnu
dative *tъčьnoma *tъčьnama *tъčьnoma
accusative *tъčьna *tъčьně *tъčьně
instrumental *tъčьnoma *tъčьnama *tъčьnoma
locative *tъčьnu *tъčьnu *tъčьnu
vocative *tъčьna *tъčьně *tъčьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьni *tъčьny *tъčьna
genitive *tъčьnъ *tъčьnъ *tъčьnъ
dative *tъčьnomъ *tъčьnamъ *tъčьnomъ
accusative *tъčьny *tъčьny *tъčьna
instrumental *tъčьny *tъčьnami *tъčьny
locative *tъčьněxъ *tъčьnaxъ *tъčьněxъ
vocative *tъčьni *tъčьny *tъčьna
Definite declension of *tъčьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьnъjь *tъčьnaja *tъčьnoje
genitive *tъčьnajego *tъčьnyję̇ *tъčьnajego
dative *tъčьnujemu *tъčьněji *tъčьnujemu
accusative *tъčьnъjь *tъčьnǫjǫ *tъčьnoje
instrumental *tъčьnyjimь *tъčьnǫjǫ *tъčьnyjimь
locative *tъčьnějemь *tъčьněji *tъčьnějemь
vocative *tъčьnъjь *tъčьnaja *tъčьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьnaja *tъčьněji *tъčьněji
genitive *tъčьnuju *tъčьnuju *tъčьnuju
dative *tъčьnyjima *tъčьnyjima *tъčьnyjima
accusative *tъčьnaja *tъčьněji *tъčьněji
instrumental *tъčьnyjima *tъčьnyjima *tъčьnyjima
locative *tъčьnuju *tъčьnuju *tъčьnuju
vocative *tъčьnaja *tъčьněji *tъčьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tъčьniji *tъčьnyję̇ *tъčьnaja
genitive *tъčьnъjixъ *tъčьnъjixъ *tъčьnъjixъ
dative *tъčьnyjimъ *tъčьnyjimъ *tъčьnyjimъ
accusative *tъčьnyję̇ *tъčьnyję̇ *tъčьnaja
instrumental *tъčьnyjimi *tъčьnyjimi *tъčьnyjimi
locative *tъčьnyjixъ *tъčьnyjixъ *tъčьnyjixъ
vocative *tъčьniji *tъčьnyję̇ *tъčьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: то́чный (tóčnyj)
    • Ukrainian: то́чний (tóčnyj)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “то́чный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “точный”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 425