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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/agnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Expected reflex of Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.
Noun
*agnъ m (diminutive *agnę, *agnьcь)[1][2]
- lamb
Inflection
Declension of *agnъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *agnъ | *agna | *agni |
| Accusative | *agnъ | *agna | *agny |
| Genitive | *agna | *agnu | *agnъ |
| Locative | *agně | *agnu | *agněxъ |
| Dative | *agnu | *agnoma | *agnomъ |
| Instrumental | *agnъmь, *agnomь* | *agnoma | *agny |
| Vocative | *agne | *agna | *agni |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
nouns
- *agnę n (“lamb”)
- *agnędьje n (“lambs”)
- *agnica f (“female lamb?”)
- *agnьcь m (“lamb”)
verbs
- *agniti impf (“to yean”)
Related terms
nouns
- *agnędъ m (“catkin; poplar”)
- *agnętina f (“lamb meat”)
adjectives
- *agnęťьjь (“of lamb”)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*agnę”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 54
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “agnę”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 150
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ягненок”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ягня”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka