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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьrnь
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Proto-Slavic
*stь̑rnь
Etymology
Allegedly variated from *tьrnъ (“thorn”).
Noun
*stь̑rnь f[1][2]
- stubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down
Inflection
Declension of *stь̑rnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *stь̑rnь | *stь̑rni | *stь̑rni |
| Accusative | *stь̑rnь | *stь̑rni | *stь̑rni |
| Genitive | *stьrní | *stьrnьjù, *stьrňu* | *stьrnь̀jь |
| Locative | *stьrní | *stьrnьjù, *stьrňu* | *stь̑rnьxъ |
| Dative | *stь̑rni | *stьrnьmà | *stь̑rnьmъ |
| Instrumental | *stьrnьjǫ́ | *stьrnьmà | *stьrnьmì |
| Vocative | *stьrni | *stь̑rni | *stь̑rni |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: стернь (sternʹ), стерня́ (sternjá)
- Ukrainian: стерня́ (sternjá)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: стрънь (strŭnĭ)
- Bulgarian: стрън (strǎn)
- Macedonian: стрн (strn)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: стр̑н, стр̑н
- Latin: stȓn, stȓn
- Slovene: stȓn (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: strn
- Polish: ścierń
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: šćerń
- Lower Sorbian: šćerń
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “стернь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “stьrnь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 156)”
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “str̄n”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*stь̑rnь”