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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/godьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”). Cognate with English good.
Adjective
*godьnъ
- suitable
Declension
Indefinite declension of *godьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *godьnъ | *godьna | *godьno |
| Accusative | *godьnъ | *godьnǫ | *godьno |
| Genitive | *godьna | *godьny | *godьna |
| Locative | *godьně | *godьně | *godьně |
| Dative | *godьnu | *godьně | *godьnu |
| Instrumental | *godьnomь | *godьnojǫ | *godьnomь |
| Vocative | *godьne | *godьno | *godьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *godьna | *godьně | *godьně |
| Accusative | *godьna | *godьně | *godьně |
| Genitive | *godьnu | *godьnu | *godьnu |
| Locative | *godьnu | *godьnu | *godьnu |
| Dative | *godьnoma | *godьnama | *godьnoma |
| Instrumental | *godьnoma | *godьnama | *godьnoma |
| Vocative | *godьna | *godьně | *godьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *godьni | *godьny | *godьna |
| Accusative | *godьny | *godьny | *godьna |
| Genitive | *godьnъ | *godьnъ | *godьnъ |
| Locative | *godьněxъ | *godьnaxъ | *godьněxъ |
| Dative | *godьnomъ | *godьnamъ | *godьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *godьny | *godьnami | *godьny |
| Vocative | *godьni | *godьny | *godьna |
Definite declension of *godьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *godьnъjь | *godьnaja | *godьnoje |
| Accusative | *godьnъjь | *godьnǫjǫ | *godьnoje |
| Genitive | *godьnajego | *godьnyję | *godьnajego |
| Locative | *godьnějemь | *godьněji | *godьnějemь |
| Dative | *godьnujemu | *godьněji | *godьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *godьnyjimi | *godьnǫjǫ | *godьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *godьnъjь | *godьnaja | *godьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *godьnaja | *godьněji | *godьněji |
| Accusative | *godьnaja | *godьněji | *godьněji |
| Genitive | *godьnuju | *godьnuju | *godьnuju |
| Locative | *godьnuju | *godьnuju | *godьnuju |
| Dative | *godьnyjima | *godьnyjima | *godьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *godьnyjima | *godьnyjima | *godьnyjima |
| Vocative | *godьnaja | *godьněji | *godьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *godьniji | *godьnyję | *godьnaja |
| Accusative | *godьnyję | *godьnyję | *godьnaja |
| Genitive | *godьnъjixъ | *godьnъjixъ | *godьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *godьnyjixъ | *godьnyjixъ | *godьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *godьnyjimъ | *godьnyjimъ | *godьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *godьnyjimi | *godьnyjimi | *godьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *godьniji | *godьnyję | *godьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: годьнъ (godĭnŭ)
- Old Ruthenian: го́дный (hódnyj), кго́дный (gódnyj)
- Belarusian: го́дны (hódny)
- Ukrainian: гі́дний (hídnyj)
- Russian: го́дный (gódnyj)
- Old Ruthenian: го́дный (hódnyj), кго́дный (gódnyj)
- Old East Slavic: годьнъ (godĭnŭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: годьнъ (godĭnŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰳⱁⰴⱐⱀⱏ (godĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: го́ден (góden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: го̏дан
- Latin: gȍdan
- Slovene: goden
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: hodný
- Czech: hodný
- Bohemian (Chod dialect): honyj
- Czech: hodný
- Polish: godny, godzien
- Slovak: hodný
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: hódny
- Lower Sorbian: gódny
- Old Czech: hodný
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*godьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “го́дный”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress