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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pričina
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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
Related to *činъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to enquire, to evaluate”).
Declension
Declension of *pričina (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pričina | *pričině | *pričiny |
| Accusative | *pričinǫ | *pričině | *pričiny |
| Genitive | *pričiny | *pričinu | *pričinъ |
| Locative | *pričině | *pričinu | *pričinasъ, *pričinaxъ* |
| Dative | *pričině | *pričinama | *pričinamъ |
| Instrumental | *pričinojǫ, *pričinǫ** | *pričinama | *pričinami |
| Vocative | *pričino | *pričině | *pričiny |
* -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).
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “причи́на”, 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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