Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/berьna

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

By surface analysis, *ber- +‎ *-ьna, from *bьrati (“to pick”) .

Noun

*berьna f[1]

  1. sum

Declension

Declension of *berьna (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *berьna *berьně *berьny
genitive *berьny *berьnu *berьnъ
dative *berьně *berьnama *berьnamъ
accusative *berьnǫ *berьně *berьny
instrumental *berьnojǫ, *berьnǫ** *berьnama *berьnami
locative *berьně *berьnu *berьnasъ, *berьnaxъ*
vocative *berьno *berьně *berьny

* -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).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: bȇrnja (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*berьna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 201
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