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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьjь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Relative adjective of *ājьce (“egg”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
*ajьčьjь
- pertaining to egg
- *ajьčьjь *bělъkъ ― egg white
Declension
Indefinite declension of *ajьčьjь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčьja | *ajьčьje |
| Accusative | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčьjǫ | *ajьčьje |
| Genitive | *ajьčьja | *ajьčьję | *ajьčьja |
| Locative | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьji |
| Dative | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьju |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьjemь | *ajьčьjejǫ | *ajьčьjemь |
| Vocative | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьje | *ajьčьje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьčьja | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьji |
| Accusative | *ajьčьja | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьji |
| Genitive | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьju |
| Locative | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьju | *ajьčьju |
| Dative | *ajьčьjema | *ajьčьjama | *ajьčьjema |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьjema | *ajьčьjama | *ajьčьjema |
| Vocative | *ajьčьja | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьję | *ajьčьja |
| Accusative | *ajьčьję | *ajьčьję | *ajьčьja |
| Genitive | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčьjь |
| Locative | *ajьčьjixъ | *ajьčьjaxъ | *ajьčьjixъ |
| Dative | *ajьčьjemъ | *ajьčьjamъ | *ajьčьjemъ |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьjami | *ajьčьji |
| Vocative | *ajьčьji | *ajьčьję | *ajьčьja |
Definite declension of *ajьčьjь (soft)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ajьčьjьjь | *ajьčьjaja | *ajьčьjeje |
| Accusative | *ajьčьjьjь | *ajьčьjǫjǫ | *ajьčьjeje |
| Genitive | *ajьčьjajego | *ajьčьjęję | *ajьčьjajego |
| Locative | *ajьčьjijemь | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjijemь |
| Dative | *ajьčьjujemu | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjujemu |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьjijimi | *ajьčьjǫjǫ | *ajьčьjijimi |
| Vocative | *ajьčьjьjь | *ajьčьjaja | *ajьčьjeje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьčьjaja | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjiji |
| Accusative | *ajьčьjaja | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjiji |
| Genitive | *ajьčьjuju | *ajьčьjuju | *ajьčьjuju |
| Locative | *ajьčьjuju | *ajьčьjuju | *ajьčьjuju |
| Dative | *ajьčьjijima | *ajьčьjijima | *ajьčьjijima |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьjijima | *ajьčьjijima | *ajьčьjijima |
| Vocative | *ajьčьjaja | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjiji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjęję | *ajьčьjaja |
| Accusative | *ajьčьjęję | *ajьčьjęję | *ajьčьjaja |
| Genitive | *ajьčьjьjixъ | *ajьčьjьjixъ | *ajьčьjьjixъ |
| Locative | *ajьčьjijixъ | *ajьčьjijixъ | *ajьčьjijixъ |
| Dative | *ajьčьjijimъ | *ajьčьjijimъ | *ajьčьjijimъ |
| Instrumental | *ajьčьjijimi | *ajьčьjijimi | *ajьčьjijimi |
| Vocative | *ajьčьjiji | *ajьčьjęję | *ajьčьjaja |
Related terms
- *aje (“egg”)
- *ajatъ, *ajitъ (“ovate”)
- *ajьnъ (“egg-related”)
- *ajьce, *ajьko (“egg”)
- *ajьčьnъ (“egg-related”)
- *ajьčęstъ (“egg-like”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: я́йчи (jájči) (rare, dialectal)
- Slovene: jájčji
- West Slavic:
- Czech: vaječí (rare)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1: (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 63