Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zaslonъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
By surface analysis, *za- + *slonъ (“offset”). Synchronically, a deverbal of *zasloniti.
Noun
*zaslonъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zaslonъ | *zaslona | *zasloni |
| genitive | *zaslona | *zaslonu | *zaslonъ |
| dative | *zaslonu | *zaslonoma | *zaslonomъ |
| accusative | *zaslonъ | *zaslona | *zaslony |
| instrumental | *zaslonъmь, *zaslonomь* | *zaslonoma | *zaslony |
| locative | *zasloně | *zaslonu | *zasloněxъ |
| vocative | *zaslone | *zaslona | *zasloni |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *zaslona f
- Ukrainian: засло́на (zaslóna) (dialectal)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “zaslon”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz *za in *sloni̋ti”