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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zabavьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *zabava + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*zabavьnъ
- funny, amusing
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *zabavьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zabavьnъ | *zabavьna | *zabavьno |
| Accusative | *zabavьnъ | *zabavьnǫ | *zabavьno |
| Genitive | *zabavьna | *zabavьny | *zabavьna |
| Locative | *zabavьně | *zabavьně | *zabavьně |
| Dative | *zabavьnu | *zabavьně | *zabavьnu |
| Instrumental | *zabavьnomь | *zabavьnojǫ | *zabavьnomь |
| Vocative | *zabavьne | *zabavьno | *zabavьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zabavьna | *zabavьně | *zabavьně |
| Accusative | *zabavьna | *zabavьně | *zabavьně |
| Genitive | *zabavьnu | *zabavьnu | *zabavьnu |
| Locative | *zabavьnu | *zabavьnu | *zabavьnu |
| Dative | *zabavьnoma | *zabavьnama | *zabavьnoma |
| Instrumental | *zabavьnoma | *zabavьnama | *zabavьnoma |
| Vocative | *zabavьna | *zabavьně | *zabavьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zabavьni | *zabavьny | *zabavьna |
| Accusative | *zabavьny | *zabavьny | *zabavьna |
| Genitive | *zabavьnъ | *zabavьnъ | *zabavьnъ |
| Locative | *zabavьněxъ | *zabavьnaxъ | *zabavьněxъ |
| Dative | *zabavьnomъ | *zabavьnamъ | *zabavьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *zabavьny | *zabavьnami | *zabavьny |
| Vocative | *zabavьni | *zabavьny | *zabavьna |
Definite declension of *zabavьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zabavьnъjь | *zabavьnaja | *zabavьnoje |
| Accusative | *zabavьnъjь | *zabavьnǫjǫ | *zabavьnoje |
| Genitive | *zabavьnajego | *zabavьnyję | *zabavьnajego |
| Locative | *zabavьnějemь | *zabavьněji | *zabavьnějemь |
| Dative | *zabavьnujemu | *zabavьněji | *zabavьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *zabavьnyjimi | *zabavьnǫjǫ | *zabavьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *zabavьnъjь | *zabavьnaja | *zabavьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zabavьnaja | *zabavьněji | *zabavьněji |
| Accusative | *zabavьnaja | *zabavьněji | *zabavьněji |
| Genitive | *zabavьnuju | *zabavьnuju | *zabavьnuju |
| Locative | *zabavьnuju | *zabavьnuju | *zabavьnuju |
| Dative | *zabavьnyjima | *zabavьnyjima | *zabavьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *zabavьnyjima | *zabavьnyjima | *zabavьnyjima |
| Vocative | *zabavьnaja | *zabavьněji | *zabavьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zabavьniji | *zabavьnyję | *zabavьnaja |
| Accusative | *zabavьnyję | *zabavьnyję | *zabavьnaja |
| Genitive | *zabavьnъjixъ | *zabavьnъjixъ | *zabavьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *zabavьnyjixъ | *zabavьnyjixъ | *zabavьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *zabavьnyjimъ | *zabavьnyjimъ | *zabavьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *zabavьnyjimi | *zabavьnyjimi | *zabavьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *zabavьniji | *zabavьnyję | *zabavьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: забавьныи (zabavĭnyi)
- Belarusian: заба́ўны (zabáŭny)
- Russian: заба́вный (zabávnyj)
- Ukrainian: заба́вний (zabávnyj)
- Old East Slavic: забавьныи (zabavĭnyi)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: забавен (zabaven)
- Macedonian: забавен (zabaven)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: за́баван
- Latin: zábavan
- West Slavic:
- Czech: zábavný
- Slovak: zábavný
- Polish: zabawny
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: zabawny
- Lower Sorbian: zabawny
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “забава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 567