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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tajьna
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Derived from *tajiti (“to hide”).
Declension
Declension of *tajьna (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tajьna | *tajьně | *tajьny |
| Accusative | *tajьnǫ | *tajьně | *tajьny |
| Genitive | *tajьny | *tajьnu | *tajьnъ |
| Locative | *tajьně | *tajьnu | *tajьnasъ, *tajьnaxъ* |
| Dative | *tajьně | *tajьnama | *tajьnamъ |
| Instrumental | *tajьnojǫ, *tajьnǫ** | *tajьnama | *tajьnami |
| Vocative | *tajьno | *tajьně | *tajьny |
* -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).
** 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
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “та́йна”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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