Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/travьňь

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

Alternative forms

  • *travьnъ

Etymology

From *trāvà (“grass”) +‎ *-ьňь.[1]

Noun

*travьňь m

  1. May; April

Declension

Declension of *travьňь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *travьňь *travьňa *travьňi
genitive *travьňa *travьňu *travьňь
dative *travьňu *travьňema *travьňemъ
accusative *travьňь *travьňa *travьňę̇
instrumental *travьňьmь, *travьňemь* *travьňema *travьňi
locative *travьňi *travьňu *travьňixъ
vocative *travьňu *travьňa *travьňi

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *травьнь (*travĭnĭ); травьнъ (travĭnŭ, “April, May”)
      • Old Ruthenian: *тра́вень (*trávenʹ)
      • Russian: тра́вень (trávenʹ, “May”) (archaic)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Bulgarian: тра́вен (tráven, “May”) (archaic)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: тра̑вањ (“April”); травен (archaic)
      Latin script: trȃvanj (“April”); traven (archaic)
    • Slovene: trávən (“April, May”) (obsolete) (tonal orthography)

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “тра́вень”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
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