Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/déntsnāˀ

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

Etymology

From *dentís (tooth) +‎ *-snāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (tooth).

Noun

*déntsnāˀ f

  1. gingiva

Inflection

Declension of *déntsnāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
singular dual plural
nominative *déntsnāˀ *déntsnāiˀ *déntsnās
accusative *déntsnā(ˀ)n *déntsnāiˀ *déntsnā(ˀ)ns
genitive *déntsnā(ˀ)s *déntsnāu(ˀ) *déntsnōn
locative *déntsnāiˀ *déntsnāu(ˀ) *déntsnā(ˀ)su
dative *déntsnāi *déntsnā(ˀ)(ˀ) *déntsnā(ˀ)mas
instrumental *déntsnāˀn *déntsnā(ˀ)māˀ *déntsnā(ˀ)mīˀs
vocative *déntsna *déntsnāiˀ *déntsnās

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *dę̄snà (see there for further descendants)