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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/siňь

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *sinъ

Etymology

Akin to *sinica (titmouse). According to some, the stem *sin- is also found in *prosinьcь (December), due to the darkness of December nights.

Further, the stem *sin- has been connected with the verb *sijati (to shine) and the adjective *sivъ (gray), with *sinъ reflecting Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱHi-nós from *(s)ḱeh₁y- (to shimmer) or *(s)ḱeh₃y- (to shade). The yo-stem declension probably has spread from the ancient comparative in Proto-Indo-European *-yós, similar to Proto-Slavic *tęžьkъ (from an earlier *tęgъ(kъ)).

Adjective

*siňь

  1. blue, bluish, glaucous
  2. gray-blue, gray
    Synonym: *sivъ

Inflection

Accent paradigm b.

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ,
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old East Slavic: син҄ь (sinʹĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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