Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-snāˀ

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 *-sneh₂.

Suffix

*-snāˀ f

Used to form nouns denoting an object
*dentís → *déntsnāˀ (“gum”)
*lauk- → *láukšnāˀ (“moon”) (with the action of ruki sound law)
*plun- → *plúnsnāˀ (“feather”)

Suffix

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