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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezčędьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *bez- + *čędo + *-ьnъ, calque of Ancient Greek ἄτεκνος (áteknos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέκνον (téknon, “child”), in the sense of "not bearing fruit".
Adjective
*bezčędьnъ
- childless
- barren, infertile
- fruitless, unproductive
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bezčędьnъ | *bezčędьna | *bezčędьno |
| Accusative | *bezčędьnъ | *bezčędьnǫ | *bezčędьno |
| Genitive | *bezčędьna | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьna |
| Locative | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьně |
| Dative | *bezčędьnu | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьnu |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьnomь | *bezčędьnojǫ | *bezčędьnomь |
| Vocative | *bezčędьne | *bezčędьno | *bezčędьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bezčędьna | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьně |
| Accusative | *bezčędьna | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьně |
| Genitive | *bezčędьnu | *bezčędьnu | *bezčędьnu |
| Locative | *bezčędьnu | *bezčędьnu | *bezčędьnu |
| Dative | *bezčędьnoma | *bezčędьnama | *bezčędьnoma |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьnoma | *bezčędьnama | *bezčędьnoma |
| Vocative | *bezčędьna | *bezčędьně | *bezčędьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bezčędьni | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьna |
| Accusative | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьna |
| Genitive | *bezčędьnъ | *bezčędьnъ | *bezčędьnъ |
| Locative | *bezčędьněxъ | *bezčędьnaxъ | *bezčędьněxъ |
| Dative | *bezčędьnomъ | *bezčędьnamъ | *bezčędьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьnami | *bezčędьny |
| Vocative | *bezčędьni | *bezčędьny | *bezčędьna |
Definite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *bezčędьnъjь | *bezčędьnaja | *bezčędьnoje |
| Accusative | *bezčędьnъjь | *bezčędьnǫjǫ | *bezčędьnoje |
| Genitive | *bezčędьnajego | *bezčędьnyję | *bezčędьnajego |
| Locative | *bezčędьnějemь | *bezčędьněji | *bezčędьnějemь |
| Dative | *bezčędьnujemu | *bezčędьněji | *bezčędьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьnyjimi | *bezčędьnǫjǫ | *bezčędьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *bezčędьnъjь | *bezčędьnaja | *bezčędьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bezčędьnaja | *bezčędьněji | *bezčędьněji |
| Accusative | *bezčędьnaja | *bezčędьněji | *bezčędьněji |
| Genitive | *bezčędьnuju | *bezčędьnuju | *bezčędьnuju |
| Locative | *bezčędьnuju | *bezčędьnuju | *bezčędьnuju |
| Dative | *bezčędьnyjima | *bezčędьnyjima | *bezčędьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьnyjima | *bezčędьnyjima | *bezčędьnyjima |
| Vocative | *bezčędьnaja | *bezčędьněji | *bezčędьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bezčędьniji | *bezčędьnyję | *bezčędьnaja |
| Accusative | *bezčędьnyję | *bezčędьnyję | *bezčędьnaja |
| Genitive | *bezčędьnъjixъ | *bezčędьnъjixъ | *bezčędьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *bezčędьnyjixъ | *bezčędьnyjixъ | *bezčędьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *bezčędьnyjimъ | *bezčędьnyjimъ | *bezčędьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *bezčędьnyjimi | *bezčędьnyjimi | *bezčędьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *bezčędьniji | *bezčędьnyję | *bezčędьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: бесча́дный (besčádnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: бещѧдьнъ (beštędĭnŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰱⰵⱋⱔⰴⱐⱀⱏ (beštędĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: безчя́дный (bezčjádnыj)
- Macedonian: бесчеден (besčeden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: бѐшчедан
- Latin: bèščedan
- Old Church Slavonic:
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezčędьnъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Nauka, page 15