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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *ȃje (“egg”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*ȃjьnъ
- egg-related, egg-made
- Synonym: *ajьčьnъ
- ovate, egg-shaped
- Synonyms: *ajatъ, *ajitъ, *ajьčęstъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *ajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajьnъ | *ajьna | *ajьno |
| Accusative | *ajьnъ | *ajьnǫ | *ajьno |
| Genitive | *ajьna | *ajьny | *ajьna |
| Locative | *ajьně | *ajьně | *ajьně |
| Dative | *ajьnu | *ajьně | *ajьnu |
| Instrumental | *ajьnomь | *ajьnojǫ | *ajьnomь |
| Vocative | *ajьne | *ajьno | *ajьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьna | *ajьně | *ajьně |
| Accusative | *ajьna | *ajьně | *ajьně |
| Genitive | *ajьnu | *ajьnu | *ajьnu |
| Locative | *ajьnu | *ajьnu | *ajьnu |
| Dative | *ajьnoma | *ajьnama | *ajьnoma |
| Instrumental | *ajьnoma | *ajьnama | *ajьnoma |
| Vocative | *ajьna | *ajьně | *ajьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьni | *ajьny | *ajьna |
| Accusative | *ajьny | *ajьny | *ajьna |
| Genitive | *ajьnъ | *ajьnъ | *ajьnъ |
| Locative | *ajьněxъ | *ajьnaxъ | *ajьněxъ |
| Dative | *ajьnomъ | *ajьnamъ | *ajьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *ajьny | *ajьnami | *ajьny |
| Vocative | *ajьni | *ajьny | *ajьna |
Definite declension of *ajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajьnъjь | *ajьnaja | *ajьnoje |
| Accusative | *ajьnъjь | *ajьnǫjǫ | *ajьnoje |
| Genitive | *ajьnajego | *ajьnyję | *ajьnajego |
| Locative | *ajьnějemь | *ajьněji | *ajьnějemь |
| Dative | *ajьnujemu | *ajьněji | *ajьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *ajьnyjimi | *ajьnǫjǫ | *ajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *ajьnъjь | *ajьnaja | *ajьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьnaja | *ajьněji | *ajьněji |
| Accusative | *ajьnaja | *ajьněji | *ajьněji |
| Genitive | *ajьnuju | *ajьnuju | *ajьnuju |
| Locative | *ajьnuju | *ajьnuju | *ajьnuju |
| Dative | *ajьnyjima | *ajьnyjima | *ajьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *ajьnyjima | *ajьnyjima | *ajьnyjima |
| Vocative | *ajьnaja | *ajьněji | *ajьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьniji | *ajьnyję | *ajьnaja |
| Accusative | *ajьnyję | *ajьnyję | *ajьnaja |
| Genitive | *ajьnъjixъ | *ajьnъjixъ | *ajьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *ajьnyjixъ | *ajьnyjixъ | *ajьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *ajьnyjimъ | *ajьnyjimъ | *ajьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *ajьnyjimi | *ajьnyjimi | *ajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *ajьniji | *ajьnyję | *ajьnaja |
Derived terms
- *ȃjina (“eggness”)
- *ȃjьno (“amnion”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ја́јан
- Latin: jájan
- Slovene: jájen
- Serbo-Croatian:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: jajny
- Slovak: vajný (“oval”) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 64