Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vojinъ

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

*vojь +‎ *-inъ.

Noun

*vojinъ m

  1. soldier, warrior

Inflection

Declension of *vojinъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vojinъ *vojina *vojini
genitive *vojina *vojinu *vojinъ
dative *vojinu *vojinoma *vojinomъ
accusative *vojinъ *vojina *vojiny
instrumental *vojinъmь, *vojinomь* *vojinoma *vojiny
locative *vojině *vojinu *vojiněxъ
vocative *vojine *vojina *vojini

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: воинъ (voinŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: во́инъ (vóin)
      • Russian: во́ин (vóin)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: воинъ (voinŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰲⱁⰺⱀⱏ (voinŭ)
    • Bulgarian: во́ин (vóin)
    • Macedonian: во́ин (vóin)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “во́ин”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress