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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vodьnikъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 1

Formed as *vodьnъ (“watery”) +‎ *-ikъ or equivalently *voda (“water”) +‎ *-ьnikъ. Some daughter languages make distinction between male and female water spirits, in which case *vodьnikъ m refers specifically to the male spirit, while *vodьnica f refers to the female one.

Noun

*vodьnìkъ m

  1. washbasin, sink
  2. nix, water spirit, water elemental
    Synonym: *topilьcь
Alternative forms
  • *vodьňakъ (in South Slavic)
  • *voďanikъ (in East Slavic)
  • *voďanojь
Declension
Declension of *vodьnikъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *vodьnikъ *vodьnika *vodьnici
Accusative *vodьnikъ *vodьnika *vodьniky
Genitive *vodьnika *vodьniku *vodьnikъ
Locative *vodьnicě *vodьniku *vodьnicěxъ
Dative *vodьniku *vodьnikoma *vodьnikomъ
Instrumental *vodьnikъmь, *vodьnikomь* *vodьnikoma *vodьniky
Vocative *vodьniče *vodьnika *vodьnici
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
  • *voda (“water”)
  • *vodъka (“vodka”)
  • *vodьnъ (“watery”)
  • *vědro (“bucket”)
See also
  • *vila (“nymph, fairy, vila”)
  • *duxъ (“spirit”)
  • *vixъrъ (“whirl, wind elemental”)
  • *pьklo (“ember, fire elemental”)
  • *boltьnikъ (“swamp spirit, bolotnik”)
  • *lěšьjь, *lěšovojь, *lěsьnikъ, *lěsovikъ (“forest spirit, lesnik”)
  • *poľevojь, *poľevikъ (“field spirit, gnome, polevik”)
  • *mora, *morva, *mořena (“phantom, spirit of death and rebirth, morena”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: вадзяні́к (vadzjaník)
    • → Russian: водяно́й (vodjanój)
    • Ukrainian: водяни́к (vodjanýk)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: воднѝк (vodnìk), водня̀к (vodnjàk), воднѝца (vodnìca)
    • Macedonian: водник (vodnik)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: водењак, вођаној
      Latin: vodanoj
    • Slovene: vodnják
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • Snoj, Marko (2016), “vodnják”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From *voditi (“to lead”) +‎ *-ьnikъ.

Noun

*vodьnĩkъ m

  1. leader, guide
    Synonym: *vodačь
  2. transport worker
Declension
Declension of *vodьnĩkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *vodьnĩkъ *vodьnīkà *vodьnīcì
Accusative *vodьnĩkъ *vodьnīkà *vodьnīkỳ
Genitive *vodьnīkà *vodьnīkù *vodьnĩkъ
Locative *vodьnīcě̀ *vodьnīkù *vodьnĩcěxъ
Dative *vodьnīkù *vodьnīkòma *vodьnīkòmъ
Instrumental *vodьnīkъ̀mь, *vodьnīkòmь* *vodьnīkòma *vodьnĩky
Vocative *vodьniče *vodьnīkà *vodьnīcì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
  • *vodъ (“conduct, lead”)
  • *voditi (“to lead”)
  • *vaditi (“to pull, to draw”)
Derived terms
  • *provodьnikъ (“conductor”)
  • *jьzvodьnikъ (“output channel”)
  • *sъvodьnikъ (“procurer, pimp”)
Descendants

Further reading
  • Snoj, Marko (2016), “vodník”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN
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