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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/serdьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
*serda (“middle”) + *-ьnъ
Adjective
*serdьnъ
- middle, central
Alternative forms
- *serdьňь (Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Polish, East Slavic)
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *serdьnъ | *serdьna | *serdьno |
| Accusative | *serdьnъ | *serdьnǫ | *serdьno |
| Genitive | *serdьna | *serdьny | *serdьna |
| Locative | *serdьně | *serdьně | *serdьně |
| Dative | *serdьnu | *serdьně | *serdьnu |
| Instrumental | *serdьnomь | *serdьnojǫ | *serdьnomь |
| Vocative | *serdьne | *serdьno | *serdьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *serdьna | *serdьně | *serdьně |
| Accusative | *serdьna | *serdьně | *serdьně |
| Genitive | *serdьnu | *serdьnu | *serdьnu |
| Locative | *serdьnu | *serdьnu | *serdьnu |
| Dative | *serdьnoma | *serdьnama | *serdьnoma |
| Instrumental | *serdьnoma | *serdьnama | *serdьnoma |
| Vocative | *serdьna | *serdьně | *serdьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *serdьni | *serdьny | *serdьna |
| Accusative | *serdьny | *serdьny | *serdьna |
| Genitive | *serdьnъ | *serdьnъ | *serdьnъ |
| Locative | *serdьněxъ | *serdьnaxъ | *serdьněxъ |
| Dative | *serdьnomъ | *serdьnamъ | *serdьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *serdьny | *serdьnami | *serdьny |
| Vocative | *serdьni | *serdьny | *serdьna |
Definite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *serdьnъjь | *serdьnaja | *serdьnoje |
| Accusative | *serdьnъjь | *serdьnǫjǫ | *serdьnoje |
| Genitive | *serdьnajego | *serdьnyję | *serdьnajego |
| Locative | *serdьnějemь | *serdьněji | *serdьnějemь |
| Dative | *serdьnujemu | *serdьněji | *serdьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *serdьnyjimi | *serdьnǫjǫ | *serdьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *serdьnъjь | *serdьnaja | *serdьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *serdьnaja | *serdьněji | *serdьněji |
| Accusative | *serdьnaja | *serdьněji | *serdьněji |
| Genitive | *serdьnuju | *serdьnuju | *serdьnuju |
| Locative | *serdьnuju | *serdьnuju | *serdьnuju |
| Dative | *serdьnyjima | *serdьnyjima | *serdьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *serdьnyjima | *serdьnyjima | *serdьnyjima |
| Vocative | *serdьnaja | *serdьněji | *serdьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *serdьniji | *serdьnyję | *serdьnaja |
| Accusative | *serdьnyję | *serdьnyję | *serdьnaja |
| Genitive | *serdьnъjixъ | *serdьnъjixъ | *serdьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *serdьnyjixъ | *serdьnyjixъ | *serdьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *serdьnyjimъ | *serdьnyjimъ | *serdьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *serdьnyjimi | *serdьnyjimi | *serdьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *serdьniji | *serdьnyję | *serdьnaja |
Related terms
- *serdina (“midst”)
- *serdica (“middle, center”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: сярэ́дні (sjarédni)
- Russian: сере́дний (serédnij) (dialectal or archaic)
- Rusyn: сере́дный (serédnŷj)
- Ukrainian: сере́дній (serédnij)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: срѣдьнъ (srědĭnŭ), срѣдьн҄ь (srědĭnʹĭ)
- → Russian: сре́дний (srédnij)
- Bulgarian: сре́ден (sréden)
- Macedonian: среден (sreden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: сре̏дњӣ
- Latin: srȅdnji
- Slovene: srẹ̑dnji (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic: срѣдьнъ (srědĭnŭ), срѣдьн҄ь (srědĭnʹĭ)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: střední
- Polish: średni
- Slovak: stredný
Further reading
- Snoj, Marko (2016) , “srẹ̑dnji”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN