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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/duxъna
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
- *duxna
Etymology
From *duxъ + *-ъna
Noun
*duxъna f
- upper featherbed
Inflection
Declension of *duxъna (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *duxъna | *duxъně | *duxъny |
| Accusative | *duxъnǫ | *duxъně | *duxъny |
| Genitive | *duxъny | *duxъnu | *duxъnъ |
| Locative | *duxъně | *duxъnu | *duxъnasъ, *duxъnaxъ* |
| Dative | *duxъně | *duxъnama | *duxъnamъ |
| Instrumental | *duxъnojǫ, *duxъnǫ** | *duxъnama | *duxъnami |
| Vocative | *duxъno | *duxъně | *duxъny |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Czech: duchna
- Slovak: duchna
References
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dux(ъ)na”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 05, Moscow: Nauka, page 151