Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьnica

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 *ajьce (“egg”) +‎ *-ьnica or equivalently *ajьčьnъ (“egg-related”) +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*ajьčьnica f

egg dish

Alternative forms

*ajьčénica

Declension

Declension of *ajьčьnica (soft a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ajьčьnica	*ajьčьnici	*ajьčьnicę̇
Accusative	*ajьčьnicǫ	*ajьčьnici	*ajьčьnicę̇
Genitive	*ajьčьnicę̇	*ajьčьnicu	*ajьčьnicь
Locative	*ajьčьnici	*ajьčьnicu	ajьčьnicasъ, ajьčьnicaxъ^*
Dative	*ajьčьnici	*ajьčьnicama	*ajьčьnicamъ
Instrumental	ajьčьnicejǫ, ajьčьnicǫ^**	*ajьčьnicama	*ajьčьnicami
Vocative	*ajьčьnice	*ajьčьnici	*ajьčьnicę̇

^* -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).

Related terms

*ajьce, *ajьko (“egg”)
- *ajьčьnъ (“egg-related”)
  - *ajьčьnikъ (“egg product”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: яи́чница (jaíčnica, “fried egg dish”)
- Ukrainian: яє́чниця (jajéčnycja, “fried egg”)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: јајченица (“easter ritual bread (decorated with easter eggs)”)
  
  Latin: jajčenica (“easter ritual bread (decorated with easter eggs)”)
West Slavic:
- Czech: vaječňica (“fried egg”) (dialectal)
- Polish: jajecznica (“scrambled eggs”)
- Slovak: vaječnica (“scrambled eggs”)