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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Formed as *bojь (“fight”) + *-ьnъ, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”).
Adjective
*bojьnъ
- military
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *bojьnъ (hard)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *bojьnъ | *bojьna | *bojьno |
Accusative | *bojьnъ | *bojьnǫ | *bojьno |
Genitive | *bojьna | *bojьny | *bojьna |
Locative | *bojьně | *bojьně | *bojьně |
Dative | *bojьnu | *bojьně | *bojьnu |
Instrumental | *bojьnomь | *bojьnojǫ | *bojьnomь |
Vocative | *bojьne | *bojьno | *bojьno |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
Accusative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
Genitive | *bojьnu | *bojьnu | *bojьnu |
Locative | *bojьnu | *bojьnu | *bojьnu |
Dative | *bojьnoma | *bojьnama | *bojьnoma |
Instrumental | *bojьnoma | *bojьnama | *bojьnoma |
Vocative | *bojьna | *bojьně | *bojьně |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *bojьni | *bojьny | *bojьna |
Accusative | *bojьny | *bojьny | *bojьna |
Genitive | *bojьnъ | *bojьnъ | *bojьnъ |
Locative | *bojьněxъ | *bojьnaxъ | *bojьněxъ |
Dative | *bojьnomъ | *bojьnamъ | *bojьnomъ |
Instrumental | *bojьny | *bojьnami | *bojьny |
Vocative | *bojьni | *bojьny | *bojьna |
Definite declension of *bojьnъ (hard)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnaja | *bojьnoje |
Accusative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnǫjǫ | *bojьnoje |
Genitive | *bojьnajego | *bojьnyję | *bojьnajego |
Locative | *bojьnějemь | *bojьněji | *bojьnějemь |
Dative | *bojьnujemu | *bojьněji | *bojьnujemu |
Instrumental | *bojьnyjimi | *bojьnǫjǫ | *bojьnyjimi |
Vocative | *bojьnъjь | *bojьnaja | *bojьnoje |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
Accusative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
Genitive | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju |
Locative | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju | *bojьnuju |
Dative | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima |
Instrumental | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima | *bojьnyjima |
Vocative | *bojьnaja | *bojьněji | *bojьněji |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *bojьniji | *bojьnyję | *bojьnaja |
Accusative | *bojьnyję | *bojьnyję | *bojьnaja |
Genitive | *bojьnъjixъ | *bojьnъjixъ | *bojьnъjixъ |
Locative | *bojьnyjixъ | *bojьnyjixъ | *bojьnyjixъ |
Dative | *bojьnyjimъ | *bojьnyjimъ | *bojьnyjimъ |
Instrumental | *bojьnyjimi | *bojьnyjimi | *bojьnyjimi |
Vocative | *bojьniji | *bojьnyję | *bojьnaja |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyh₂- (2 c, 0 e)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: бойный (bojnyj) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: бойний (bojnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: бо́ен (bóen)
- Macedonian: боен (boen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: бо̑јнӣ
- Latin: bȏjnī
- Slovene: bôjen
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: bojný
- Czech: bojný
- Polish: bojny
- Slovak: bojný
- Old Czech: bojný
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 167