Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-snāˀ

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

  • *-šnāˀ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix

*-snāˀ f

  1. Used to form nouns denoting an object
    *dentís → *déntsnāˀ (“gum”)
    *lauk- → *láukšnāˀ (“moon”)
    *plunk- → *plúnkšnāˀ (“feather”)

Declension

Declension of *-snāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
singular dual plural
nominative *-snāˀ *-snāiˀ *-snās
accusative *-snā(ˀ)n *-snāiˀ *-snā(ˀ)ns
genitive *-snā(ˀ)s *-snāu(ˀ) *-snōn
locative *-snāiˀ *-snāu(ˀ) *-snā(ˀ)su
dative *-snāi *-snā(ˀ)mā(ˀ) *-snā(ˀ)mas
instrumental *-snāˀn *-snā(ˀ)māˀ *-snā(ˀ)mīˀs
vocative *-sna *-snāiˀ *-snās

Derived terms

Proto-Balto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snāˀ
Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/déntsnāˀ

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Lithuanian: -sna, -šna
  • West Baltic:
    • Old Prussian: -snā
  • Proto-Slavic: *-sna
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