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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brъňa
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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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.
Declension
Declension of *brъňa (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *brъňa | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
| Accusative | *brъňǫ | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
| Genitive | *brъňę̇ | *brъňu | *brъňь |
| Locative | *brъňi | *brъňu | *brъňasъ, *brъňaxъ* |
| Dative | *brъňi | *brъňama | *brъňamъ |
| Instrumental | *brъňejǫ, *brъňǫ** | *brъňama | *brъňami |
| Vocative | *brъňe | *brъňi | *brъňę̇ |
* -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), “бро́ня́”, 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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