Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perina

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

*pero (“feather”) +‎ *-ina

Noun

*perìna f

cushion, pad (made of plumage)
Synonyms: *poduxa, *puxovina, *bolzina

Inflection

Declension of *perina (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*perina	*perině	*periny
Accusative	*perinǫ	*perině	*periny
Genitive	*periny	*perinu	*perinъ
Locative	*perině	*perinu	perinasъ, perinaxъ^*
Dative	*perině	*perinama	*perinamъ
Instrumental	perinojǫ, perinǫ^**	*perinama	*perinami
Vocative	*perino	*perině	*periny

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Related terms

*perušina (“plumage”)
*perьnъ, *perьnatъ (“feathery”)
- *perьnica (“pillow, duvet (made of plumage)”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: пери́на (perína)
  - ⇒ Russian: пери́нка (perínka)
- Ukrainian: пери́на (perýna)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: пе̏рина
  Latin: pȅrina
West Slavic:
- Czech: peřina
- Polish: pierzyna
- Slovak: perina