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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/desnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From earlier *desьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deśinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱs-i-no-s, from *deḱs- (“right side”).
Adjective
*dȅsnъ[1][2]
- right
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *desnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsna | *dȅsno |
| Accusative | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnǫ | *dȅsno |
| Genitive | *dȅsna | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| Locative | *dȅsně | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| Dative | *dȅsnu | *dȅsně | *dȅsnu |
| Instrumental | *dȅsnomь | *dȅsnojǫ | *dȅsnomь |
| Vocative | *dȅsne | *dȅsno | *dȅsno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| Accusative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| Genitive | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu |
| Locative | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu | *dȅsnu |
| Dative | *dȅsnoma | *dȅsnama | *dȅsnoma |
| Instrumental | *dȅsnoma | *dȅsnama | *dȅsnoma |
| Vocative | *dȅsna | *dȅsně | *dȅsně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dȅsni | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| Accusative | *dȅsny | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
| Genitive | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnъ | *dȅsnъ |
| Locative | *dȅsněxъ | *dȅsnaxъ | *dȅsněxъ |
| Dative | *dȅsnomъ | *dȅsnamъ | *dȅsnomъ |
| Instrumental | *dȅsny | *dȅsnami | *dȅsny |
| Vocative | *dȅsni | *dȅsny | *dȅsna |
Definite declension of *desnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsnoje |
| Accusative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnǫjǫ | *dȅsnoje |
| Genitive | *dȅsnajego | *dȅsnyję | *dȅsnajego |
| Locative | *dȅsnějemь | *dȅsněji | *dȅsnějemь |
| Dative | *dȅsnujemu | *dȅsněji | *dȅsnujemu |
| Instrumental | *dȅsnyjimi | *dȅsnǫjǫ | *dȅsnyjimi |
| Vocative | *dȅsnъjь | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| Accusative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| Genitive | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju |
| Locative | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju | *dȅsnuju |
| Dative | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima |
| Instrumental | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima | *dȅsnyjima |
| Vocative | *dȅsnaja | *dȅsněji | *dȅsněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dȅsniji | *dȅsnyję | *dȅsnaja |
| Accusative | *dȅsnyję | *dȅsnyję | *dȅsnaja |
| Genitive | *dȅsnъjixъ | *dȅsnъjixъ | *dȅsnъjixъ |
| Locative | *dȅsnyjixъ | *dȅsnyjixъ | *dȅsnyjixъ |
| Dative | *dȅsnyjimъ | *dȅsnyjimъ | *dȅsnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *dȅsnyjimi | *dȅsnyjimi | *dȅsnyjimi |
| Vocative | *dȅsniji | *dȅsnyję | *dȅsnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: деснъ (desnŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: деснъ (desnŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰴⰵⱄⱀⱏ (desnŭ)
- Russian Church Slavonic: десный (desnyj)
- Bulgarian: де́сен (désen)
- Macedonian: де́сен (désen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: дѐснӣ
- Latin: dèsnī
- Chakavian (Vrgada): desnȋ
- Slovene: désen
- Old Church Slavonic:
- ⇒ Russian: обдеше́нь (obdešénʹ) (possibly borrowed from Baltic)
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dȅsnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100: “adj. o (c?) ‘right’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “desnъ desna desno”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c right (PR 138)”