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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blaznъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
O-stem of *blaznь (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleǵ- (“to strike”).
Adjective
*blãznъ[1]
- tempting, seductive
Declension
Indefinite declension of *blaznъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *blaznъ | *blazna | *blazno |
| Accusative | *blaznъ | *blaznǫ | *blazno |
| Genitive | *blazna | *blazny | *blazna |
| Locative | *blazně | *blazně | *blazně |
| Dative | *blaznu | *blazně | *blaznu |
| Instrumental | *blaznomь | *blaznojǫ | *blaznomь |
| Vocative | *blazne | *blazno | *blazno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *blazna | *blazně | *blazně |
| Accusative | *blazna | *blazně | *blazně |
| Genitive | *blaznu | *blaznu | *blaznu |
| Locative | *blaznu | *blaznu | *blaznu |
| Dative | *blaznoma | *blaznama | *blaznoma |
| Instrumental | *blaznoma | *blaznama | *blaznoma |
| Vocative | *blazna | *blazně | *blazně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *blazni | *blazny | *blazna |
| Accusative | *blazny | *blazny | *blazna |
| Genitive | *blaznъ | *blaznъ | *blaznъ |
| Locative | *blazněxъ | *blaznaxъ | *blazněxъ |
| Dative | *blaznomъ | *blaznamъ | *blaznomъ |
| Instrumental | *blazny | *blaznami | *blazny |
| Vocative | *blazni | *blazny | *blazna |
Definite declension of *blaznъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *blaznъjь | *blaznaja | *blaznoje |
| Accusative | *blaznъjь | *blaznǫjǫ | *blaznoje |
| Genitive | *blaznajego | *blaznyję | *blaznajego |
| Locative | *blaznějemь | *blazněji | *blaznějemь |
| Dative | *blaznujemu | *blazněji | *blaznujemu |
| Instrumental | *blaznyjimi | *blaznǫjǫ | *blaznyjimi |
| Vocative | *blaznъjь | *blaznaja | *blaznoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *blaznaja | *blazněji | *blazněji |
| Accusative | *blaznaja | *blazněji | *blazněji |
| Genitive | *blaznuju | *blaznuju | *blaznuju |
| Locative | *blaznuju | *blaznuju | *blaznuju |
| Dative | *blaznyjima | *blaznyjima | *blaznyjima |
| Instrumental | *blaznyjima | *blaznyjima | *blaznyjima |
| Vocative | *blaznaja | *blazněji | *blazněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *blazniji | *blaznyję | *blaznaja |
| Accusative | *blaznyję | *blaznyję | *blaznaja |
| Genitive | *blaznъjixъ | *blaznъjixъ | *blaznъjixъ |
| Locative | *blaznyjixъ | *blaznyjixъ | *blaznyjixъ |
| Dative | *blaznyjimъ | *blaznyjimъ | *blaznyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *blaznyjimi | *blaznyjimi | *blaznyjimi |
| Vocative | *blazniji | *blaznyję | *blaznaja |
Derived terms
- *blazna f (“fallacy, deception”) (fossilized noun)
- *blaznьnъ (“hesitating”)
- *blaznivъ (“flattering”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: блазнъ (blaznŭ)
- Russian: бла́зный (bláznyj)
- Old East Slavic: блазнъ (blaznŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: блазна (blazna, “fallacy, deception”)
- Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)
- Cyrillic: бла̑зан
- Latin: blȃzan
- Slovene: blázen (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Old Polish: błazno
- Polish: błazen
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: błazny
- Old Polish: błazno
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blaznъ(jь) / *blazna / *blazno / *blaznь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 105
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “блазня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 53
References
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “blázen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*blaznъ̏”