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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/avьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *avě + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*avьnъ[1][2]
- visible, apparent
Declension
Indefinite declension of *avьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *avьnъ | *avьna | *avьno |
| Accusative | *avьnъ | *avьnǫ | *avьno |
| Genitive | *avьna | *avьny | *avьna |
| Locative | *avьně | *avьně | *avьně |
| Dative | *avьnu | *avьně | *avьnu |
| Instrumental | *avьnomь | *avьnojǫ | *avьnomь |
| Vocative | *avьne | *avьno | *avьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *avьna | *avьně | *avьně |
| Accusative | *avьna | *avьně | *avьně |
| Genitive | *avьnu | *avьnu | *avьnu |
| Locative | *avьnu | *avьnu | *avьnu |
| Dative | *avьnoma | *avьnama | *avьnoma |
| Instrumental | *avьnoma | *avьnama | *avьnoma |
| Vocative | *avьna | *avьně | *avьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *avьni | *avьny | *avьna |
| Accusative | *avьny | *avьny | *avьna |
| Genitive | *avьnъ | *avьnъ | *avьnъ |
| Locative | *avьněxъ | *avьnaxъ | *avьněxъ |
| Dative | *avьnomъ | *avьnamъ | *avьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *avьny | *avьnami | *avьny |
| Vocative | *avьni | *avьny | *avьna |
Definite declension of *avьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *avьnъjь | *avьnaja | *avьnoje |
| Accusative | *avьnъjь | *avьnǫjǫ | *avьnoje |
| Genitive | *avьnajego | *avьnyję | *avьnajego |
| Locative | *avьnějemь | *avьněji | *avьnějemь |
| Dative | *avьnujemu | *avьněji | *avьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *avьnyjimi | *avьnǫjǫ | *avьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *avьnъjь | *avьnaja | *avьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *avьnaja | *avьněji | *avьněji |
| Accusative | *avьnaja | *avьněji | *avьněji |
| Genitive | *avьnuju | *avьnuju | *avьnuju |
| Locative | *avьnuju | *avьnuju | *avьnuju |
| Dative | *avьnyjima | *avьnyjima | *avьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *avьnyjima | *avьnyjima | *avьnyjima |
| Vocative | *avьnaja | *avьněji | *avьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *avьniji | *avьnyję | *avьnaja |
| Accusative | *avьnyję | *avьnyję | *avьnaja |
| Genitive | *avьnъjixъ | *avьnъjixъ | *avьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *avьnyjixъ | *avьnyjixъ | *avьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *avьnyjimъ | *avьnyjimъ | *avьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *avьnyjimi | *avьnyjimi | *avьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *avьniji | *avьnyję | *avьnaja |
Related terms
adverbs
- *na avě (“in reality”)
verbs
- *aviti impf (“to show”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old Ruthenian: ꙗ́вный (jávnyj)
- Belarusian: я́ўны (jáŭny)
- Ukrainian: я́вний (jávnyj)
- Russian: я́вный (jávnyj)
- Old Ruthenian: ꙗ́вный (jávnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Church Slavonic: ꙗвьнꙑи (javĭnyj)
- Bulgarian: явен (javen)
- Macedonian: jавен (javen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ја̑внӣ, ја̑ван
- Latin: jȃvnī, jȃvan
- Slovene: jáven (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- ⇒ Old Czech: zjevně (adverb)
- ⇒ Czech: zjevný
- Kashubian: jawny
- Old Polish: jawny
- Polish: jawny
- ⇒ Old Polish: zjawny
- Slovak: javný (dated, dialectal)
- ⇒ Slovak: zjavný (dated, dialectal)
- Slovincian: javnḯ
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: jawny
- ⇒ Upper Sorbian: zjawny
- ⇒ Old Czech: zjevně (adverb)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*avьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 99
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “avьnъ : javьnъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 166