Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/gnī́ˀdāˀ

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (“nit”).

Noun

*gnī́ˀdāˀ f

nit

Inflection

Declension of *gnī́ˀdāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*gnī́ˀdāˀ	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdās
Accusative	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾n	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾ns
Genitive	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾s	*gnī́ˀdāu⁽ˀ⁾	*gnī́ˀdōn
Locative	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdāu⁽ˀ⁾	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾su
Dative	*gnī́ˀdāi	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾mā⁽ˀ⁾	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾mas
Instrumental	*gnī́ˀdāˀn	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾māˀ	*gnī́ˀdā⁽ˀ⁾mīˀs
Vocative	*gnī́ˀda	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdās

Descendants

East Baltic:
- Latvian: gnĩda, gņĩda
- Lithuanian: gnída
Proto-Slavic: *gňìda (see there for further descendants)