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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krajьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *krajь + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*krajьnъ
- last, final, ultimate
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *krajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *krajьnъ | *krajьna | *krajьno |
| Accusative | *krajьnъ | *krajьnǫ | *krajьno |
| Genitive | *krajьna | *krajьny | *krajьna |
| Locative | *krajьně | *krajьně | *krajьně |
| Dative | *krajьnu | *krajьně | *krajьnu |
| Instrumental | *krajьnomь | *krajьnojǫ | *krajьnomь |
| Vocative | *krajьne | *krajьno | *krajьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *krajьna | *krajьně | *krajьně |
| Accusative | *krajьna | *krajьně | *krajьně |
| Genitive | *krajьnu | *krajьnu | *krajьnu |
| Locative | *krajьnu | *krajьnu | *krajьnu |
| Dative | *krajьnoma | *krajьnama | *krajьnoma |
| Instrumental | *krajьnoma | *krajьnama | *krajьnoma |
| Vocative | *krajьna | *krajьně | *krajьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *krajьni | *krajьny | *krajьna |
| Accusative | *krajьny | *krajьny | *krajьna |
| Genitive | *krajьnъ | *krajьnъ | *krajьnъ |
| Locative | *krajьněxъ | *krajьnaxъ | *krajьněxъ |
| Dative | *krajьnomъ | *krajьnamъ | *krajьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *krajьny | *krajьnami | *krajьny |
| Vocative | *krajьni | *krajьny | *krajьna |
Definite declension of *krajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *krajьnъjь | *krajьnaja | *krajьnoje |
| Accusative | *krajьnъjь | *krajьnǫjǫ | *krajьnoje |
| Genitive | *krajьnajego | *krajьnyję | *krajьnajego |
| Locative | *krajьnějemь | *krajьněji | *krajьnějemь |
| Dative | *krajьnujemu | *krajьněji | *krajьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *krajьnyjimi | *krajьnǫjǫ | *krajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *krajьnъjь | *krajьnaja | *krajьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *krajьnaja | *krajьněji | *krajьněji |
| Accusative | *krajьnaja | *krajьněji | *krajьněji |
| Genitive | *krajьnuju | *krajьnuju | *krajьnuju |
| Locative | *krajьnuju | *krajьnuju | *krajьnuju |
| Dative | *krajьnyjima | *krajьnyjima | *krajьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *krajьnyjima | *krajьnyjima | *krajьnyjima |
| Vocative | *krajьnaja | *krajьněji | *krajьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *krajьniji | *krajьnyję | *krajьnaja |
| Accusative | *krajьnyję | *krajьnyję | *krajьnaja |
| Genitive | *krajьnъjixъ | *krajьnъjixъ | *krajьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *krajьnyjixъ | *krajьnyjixъ | *krajьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *krajьnyjimъ | *krajьnyjimъ | *krajьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *krajьnyjimi | *krajьnyjimi | *krajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *krajьniji | *krajьnyję | *krajьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: краинии (krainii)
- Old Ruthenian: кра́йнїй (krájnij)
- Belarusian: кра́йні (krájni)
- Ukrainian: кра́йній (krájnij)
- Russian: кра́йний (krájnij)
- Old Ruthenian: кра́йнїй (krájnij)
- Old East Slavic: краинии (krainii)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Russian Church Slavonic: краинь (krainĭ)
- Bulgarian: кра́ен (kráen)
- Macedonian: краен (kraen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: кра̑јњӣ
- Latin: krȃjnjī
- Slovene: krájen (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic
- Czech: krajní
- Old Polish: krajny
- Slovak: krajný
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: krajny
- Lower Sorbian: kšajny
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “край”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 707