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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъlvěninъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *mъlviti (“to speak, say”) + *-ěninъ, from *mъlva (“speech”).
Noun
*mъlvěninъ m
- the one who speaks
Declension
Declension of *mъlvěninъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mъlvěninъ | *mъlvěnina | *mъlvěnini |
| Accusative | *mъlvěninъ | *mъlvěnina | *mъlvěniny |
| Genitive | *mъlvěnina | *mъlvěninu | *mъlvěninъ |
| Locative | *mъlvěnině | *mъlvěninu | *mъlvěniněxъ |
| Dative | *mъlvěninu | *mъlvěninoma | *mъlvěninomъ |
| Instrumental | *mъlvěninъmь, *mъlvěninomь* | *mъlvěninoma | *mъlvěniny |
| Vocative | *mъlvěnine | *mъlvěnina | *mъlvěnini |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Middle Russian: Молвѧнинъ (Molvjanin) (16ᵗʰ cent.)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъlvěninъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 227