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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tajьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *tajiti (“to hide”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*tajьnъ
- hidden
- secret
Declension
Indefinite declension of *tajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tajьnъ | *tajьna | *tajьno |
| Accusative | *tajьnъ | *tajьnǫ | *tajьno |
| Genitive | *tajьna | *tajьny | *tajьna |
| Locative | *tajьně | *tajьně | *tajьně |
| Dative | *tajьnu | *tajьně | *tajьnu |
| Instrumental | *tajьnomь | *tajьnojǫ | *tajьnomь |
| Vocative | *tajьne | *tajьno | *tajьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tajьna | *tajьně | *tajьně |
| Accusative | *tajьna | *tajьně | *tajьně |
| Genitive | *tajьnu | *tajьnu | *tajьnu |
| Locative | *tajьnu | *tajьnu | *tajьnu |
| Dative | *tajьnoma | *tajьnama | *tajьnoma |
| Instrumental | *tajьnoma | *tajьnama | *tajьnoma |
| Vocative | *tajьna | *tajьně | *tajьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tajьni | *tajьny | *tajьna |
| Accusative | *tajьny | *tajьny | *tajьna |
| Genitive | *tajьnъ | *tajьnъ | *tajьnъ |
| Locative | *tajьněxъ | *tajьnaxъ | *tajьněxъ |
| Dative | *tajьnomъ | *tajьnamъ | *tajьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *tajьny | *tajьnami | *tajьny |
| Vocative | *tajьni | *tajьny | *tajьna |
Definite declension of *tajьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tajьnъjь | *tajьnaja | *tajьnoje |
| Accusative | *tajьnъjь | *tajьnǫjǫ | *tajьnoje |
| Genitive | *tajьnajego | *tajьnyję | *tajьnajego |
| Locative | *tajьnějemь | *tajьněji | *tajьnějemь |
| Dative | *tajьnujemu | *tajьněji | *tajьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *tajьnyjimi | *tajьnǫjǫ | *tajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *tajьnъjь | *tajьnaja | *tajьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tajьnaja | *tajьněji | *tajьněji |
| Accusative | *tajьnaja | *tajьněji | *tajьněji |
| Genitive | *tajьnuju | *tajьnuju | *tajьnuju |
| Locative | *tajьnuju | *tajьnuju | *tajьnuju |
| Dative | *tajьnyjima | *tajьnyjima | *tajьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *tajьnyjima | *tajьnyjima | *tajьnyjima |
| Vocative | *tajьnaja | *tajьněji | *tajьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tajьniji | *tajьnyję | *tajьnaja |
| Accusative | *tajьnyję | *tajьnyję | *tajьnaja |
| Genitive | *tajьnъjixъ | *tajьnъjixъ | *tajьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *tajьnyjixъ | *tajьnyjixъ | *tajьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *tajьnyjimъ | *tajьnyjimъ | *tajьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *tajьnyjimi | *tajьnyjimi | *tajьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *tajьniji | *tajьnyję | *tajьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: таинꙑи (tainyi)
- Old Ruthenian: та́йный (tájnyj)
- Belarusian: тайны (tajny)
- Ukrainian: тайний (tajnyj)
- Russian: та́йный (tájnyj)
- Old Ruthenian: та́йный (tájnyj)
- Old East Slavic: таинꙑи (tainyi)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: таїнъ (tainŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⱅⰰⰹⱀⱏ (tainŭ)
- Bulgarian: таен (taen)
- Macedonian: таен (taen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: та̑јан
- Latin: tȃjan
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: tajný
- Czech: tajný
- Old Polish: tajny
- Polish: tajny
- Slovak: tajný
- Old Czech: tajný
Further reading
- Todorov T., editor (2010), “таен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 752