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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grěnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *grēˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-no-s. Relict participle with affix -n- from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
Adjective
*grěnъ
- green
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *grěnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grěnъ | *grěna | *grěno |
| Accusative | *grěnъ | *grěnǫ | *grěno |
| Genitive | *grěna | *grěny | *grěna |
| Locative | *grěně | *grěně | *grěně |
| Dative | *grěnu | *grěně | *grěnu |
| Instrumental | *grěnomь | *grěnojǫ | *grěnomь |
| Vocative | *grěne | *grěno | *grěno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grěna | *grěně | *grěně |
| Accusative | *grěna | *grěně | *grěně |
| Genitive | *grěnu | *grěnu | *grěnu |
| Locative | *grěnu | *grěnu | *grěnu |
| Dative | *grěnoma | *grěnama | *grěnoma |
| Instrumental | *grěnoma | *grěnama | *grěnoma |
| Vocative | *grěna | *grěně | *grěně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grěni | *grěny | *grěna |
| Accusative | *grěny | *grěny | *grěna |
| Genitive | *grěnъ | *grěnъ | *grěnъ |
| Locative | *grěněxъ | *grěnaxъ | *grěněxъ |
| Dative | *grěnomъ | *grěnamъ | *grěnomъ |
| Instrumental | *grěny | *grěnami | *grěny |
| Vocative | *grěni | *grěny | *grěna |
Definite declension of *grěnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grěnъjь | *grěnaja | *grěnoje |
| Accusative | *grěnъjь | *grěnǫjǫ | *grěnoje |
| Genitive | *grěnajego | *grěnyję | *grěnajego |
| Locative | *grěnějemь | *grěněji | *grěnějemь |
| Dative | *grěnujemu | *grěněji | *grěnujemu |
| Instrumental | *grěnyjimi | *grěnǫjǫ | *grěnyjimi |
| Vocative | *grěnъjь | *grěnaja | *grěnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grěnaja | *grěněji | *grěněji |
| Accusative | *grěnaja | *grěněji | *grěněji |
| Genitive | *grěnuju | *grěnuju | *grěnuju |
| Locative | *grěnuju | *grěnuju | *grěnuju |
| Dative | *grěnyjima | *grěnyjima | *grěnyjima |
| Instrumental | *grěnyjima | *grěnyjima | *grěnyjima |
| Vocative | *grěnaja | *grěněji | *grěněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *grěniji | *grěnyję | *grěnaja |
| Accusative | *grěnyję | *grěnyję | *grěnaja |
| Genitive | *grěnъjixъ | *grěnъjixъ | *grěnъjixъ |
| Locative | *grěnyjixъ | *grěnyjixъ | *grěnyjixъ |
| Dative | *grěnyjimъ | *grěnyjimъ | *grěnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *grěnyjimi | *grěnyjimi | *grěnyjimi |
| Vocative | *grěniji | *grěnyję | *grěnaja |
Related terms
- *grana / *granъ / *granь
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: гряна́я f (hrjanája), грана́я (hranája) (dialectal)
- Russian: грино́й (grinój) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: гре́ний (hrényj), гря́ний (hrjányj, “green”)
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Slovene: greníca (“green peel of nut”)
See also
| *bělъ (of animals) *bronъ | *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
| *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ, (of animals) *gnědъ | *žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
| *zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
| *polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
| *slivъ | *bagrъ |
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grěnъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 117