Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-sna

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-snāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂

Suffix

*-sna f

Unproductive, found in some nouns
*dęsna
*luna
*plesna

Declension

Declension of *-sna (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-sna	*-sně	*-sny
Accusative	*-snǫ	*-sně	*-sny
Genitive	*-sny	*-snu	*-snъ
Locative	*-sně	*-snu	-snasъ, -snaxъ^*
Dative	*-sně	*-snama	*-snamъ
Instrumental	-snojǫ, -snǫ^**	*-snama	*-snami
Vocative	*-sno	*-sně	*-sny

^* -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).

Derived terms

Category Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-sna not found