Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zimьnъ

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 *zima +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*zimьnъ

  1. (relational) winter

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *zimьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьnъ *zimьna *zimьno
genitive *zimьna *zimьny *zimьna
dative *zimьnu *zimьně *zimьnu
accusative *zimьnъ *zimьnǫ *zimьno
instrumental *zimьnomь *zimьnojǫ *zimьnomь
locative *zimьně *zimьně *zimьně
vocative *zimьne *zimьno *zimьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьna *zimьně *zimьně
genitive *zimьnu *zimьnu *zimьnu
dative *zimьnoma *zimьnama *zimьnoma
accusative *zimьna *zimьně *zimьně
instrumental *zimьnoma *zimьnama *zimьnoma
locative *zimьnu *zimьnu *zimьnu
vocative *zimьna *zimьně *zimьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьni *zimьny *zimьna
genitive *zimьnъ *zimьnъ *zimьnъ
dative *zimьnomъ *zimьnamъ *zimьnomъ
accusative *zimьny *zimьny *zimьna
instrumental *zimьny *zimьnami *zimьny
locative *zimьněxъ *zimьnaxъ *zimьněxъ
vocative *zimьni *zimьny *zimьna
Definite declension of *zimьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьnъjь *zimьnaja *zimьnoje
genitive *zimьnajego *zimьnyję̇ *zimьnajego
dative *zimьnujemu *zimьněji *zimьnujemu
accusative *zimьnъjь *zimьnǫjǫ *zimьnoje
instrumental *zimьnyjimь *zimьnǫjǫ *zimьnyjimь
locative *zimьnějemь *zimьněji *zimьnějemь
vocative *zimьnъjь *zimьnaja *zimьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьnaja *zimьněji *zimьněji
genitive *zimьnuju *zimьnuju *zimьnuju
dative *zimьnyjima *zimьnyjima *zimьnyjima
accusative *zimьnaja *zimьněji *zimьněji
instrumental *zimьnyjima *zimьnyjima *zimьnyjima
locative *zimьnuju *zimьnuju *zimьnuju
vocative *zimьnaja *zimьněji *zimьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *zimьniji *zimьnyję̇ *zimьnaja
genitive *zimьnъjixъ *zimьnъjixъ *zimьnъjixъ
dative *zimьnyjimъ *zimьnyjimъ *zimьnyjimъ
accusative *zimьnyję̇ *zimьnyję̇ *zimьnaja
instrumental *zimьnyjimi *zimьnyjimi *zimьnyjimi
locative *zimьnyjixъ *zimьnyjixъ *zimьnyjixъ
vocative *zimьniji *zimьnyję̇ *zimьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: зі́мні (zímni)
    • Russian: зи́мний (zímnij)
    • Ukrainian: зи́мній (zýmnij), зи́мний (zýmnyj, cold);
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: зимьнъ (zimĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: зѝмен (zìmen)
    • Macedonian: зимен (zimen)
  • West Slavic
    • Czech: zimní
    • Kashubian: zëmny
    • Old Polish: zimny
      • Polish: zimny (cold)
    • Polabian: zaimnĕ
    • Old Slovak: zimný
      • Pannonian Rusyn: жимни (žimni, cold)
      • Slovak: zimný

References

  • Ivanova-Mirčeva, D., editor (1999), “зимьнъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Valentin Trajanov, page 543