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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perdьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *perdъ (“before”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*perdьnъ
- fore
- first
Declension
Indefinite declension of *perdьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *perdьnъ | *perdьna | *perdьno |
| Accusative | *perdьnъ | *perdьnǫ | *perdьno |
| Genitive | *perdьna | *perdьny | *perdьna |
| Locative | *perdьně | *perdьně | *perdьně |
| Dative | *perdьnu | *perdьně | *perdьnu |
| Instrumental | *perdьnomь | *perdьnojǫ | *perdьnomь |
| Vocative | *perdьne | *perdьno | *perdьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *perdьna | *perdьně | *perdьně |
| Accusative | *perdьna | *perdьně | *perdьně |
| Genitive | *perdьnu | *perdьnu | *perdьnu |
| Locative | *perdьnu | *perdьnu | *perdьnu |
| Dative | *perdьnoma | *perdьnama | *perdьnoma |
| Instrumental | *perdьnoma | *perdьnama | *perdьnoma |
| Vocative | *perdьna | *perdьně | *perdьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *perdьni | *perdьny | *perdьna |
| Accusative | *perdьny | *perdьny | *perdьna |
| Genitive | *perdьnъ | *perdьnъ | *perdьnъ |
| Locative | *perdьněxъ | *perdьnaxъ | *perdьněxъ |
| Dative | *perdьnomъ | *perdьnamъ | *perdьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *perdьny | *perdьnami | *perdьny |
| Vocative | *perdьni | *perdьny | *perdьna |
Definite declension of *perdьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *perdьnъjь | *perdьnaja | *perdьnoje |
| Accusative | *perdьnъjь | *perdьnǫjǫ | *perdьnoje |
| Genitive | *perdьnajego | *perdьnyję | *perdьnajego |
| Locative | *perdьnějemь | *perdьněji | *perdьnějemь |
| Dative | *perdьnujemu | *perdьněji | *perdьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *perdьnyjimi | *perdьnǫjǫ | *perdьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *perdьnъjь | *perdьnaja | *perdьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *perdьnaja | *perdьněji | *perdьněji |
| Accusative | *perdьnaja | *perdьněji | *perdьněji |
| Genitive | *perdьnuju | *perdьnuju | *perdьnuju |
| Locative | *perdьnuju | *perdьnuju | *perdьnuju |
| Dative | *perdьnyjima | *perdьnyjima | *perdьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *perdьnyjima | *perdьnyjima | *perdьnyjima |
| Vocative | *perdьnaja | *perdьněji | *perdьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *perdьniji | *perdьnyję | *perdьnaja |
| Accusative | *perdьnyję | *perdьnyję | *perdьnaja |
| Genitive | *perdьnъjixъ | *perdьnъjixъ | *perdьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *perdьnyjixъ | *perdьnyjixъ | *perdьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *perdьnyjimъ | *perdьnyjimъ | *perdьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *perdьnyjimi | *perdьnyjimi | *perdьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *perdьniji | *perdьnyję | *perdьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: пярэдні (pjaredni)
- Russian: передний (perednij)
- Ukrainian: передній (perednij)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: преден (preden)
- Macedonian: преден (preden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: пре̏дњӣ
- Latin: prȅdnjī
- Slovene: prednji (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: přední
- Polish: przedni
- Slovak: predný
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: prědny
- Upper Sorbian: prěni
Further reading
- Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “преден”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 636