Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zadьnica

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 *zadьnъ +‎ *-ica, from *zadъ.

Noun

*zadьnica f

  1. butt
  2. inheritance

Declension

Declension of *zadьnica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zadьnica *zadьnici *zadьnicę̇
genitive *zadьnicę̇ *zadьnicu *zadьnicь
dative *zadьnici *zadьnicama *zadьnicamъ
accusative *zadьnicǫ *zadьnici *zadьnicę̇
instrumental *zadьnicejǫ, *zadьnicǫ** *zadьnicama *zadьnicami
locative *zadьnici *zadьnicu *zadьnicasъ, *zadьnicaxъ*
vocative *zadьnice *zadьnici *zadьnicę̇

* -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:
    • Old East Slavic: задьница (zadĭnica)
      • Old Ruthenian: задница (zadnica), жадница (žadnica)
        • Belarusian: за́дніца (zádnica)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: за́дниця (zádnycja)
        • Ukrainian: за́дниця (zádnycja)
      • Russian: за́дница (zádnica)
    • Old Novgorodian: ꙁадьница (zadĭnića), ꙁадьницꙗ (zadĭnićja)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
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