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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zemьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *zemь + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*zemьnъ
- (relational) earth
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *zemьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zemьnъ | *zemьna | *zemьno |
| Accusative | *zemьnъ | *zemьnǫ | *zemьno |
| Genitive | *zemьna | *zemьny | *zemьna |
| Locative | *zemьně | *zemьně | *zemьně |
| Dative | *zemьnu | *zemьně | *zemьnu |
| Instrumental | *zemьnomь | *zemьnojǫ | *zemьnomь |
| Vocative | *zemьne | *zemьno | *zemьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zemьna | *zemьně | *zemьně |
| Accusative | *zemьna | *zemьně | *zemьně |
| Genitive | *zemьnu | *zemьnu | *zemьnu |
| Locative | *zemьnu | *zemьnu | *zemьnu |
| Dative | *zemьnoma | *zemьnama | *zemьnoma |
| Instrumental | *zemьnoma | *zemьnama | *zemьnoma |
| Vocative | *zemьna | *zemьně | *zemьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zemьni | *zemьny | *zemьna |
| Accusative | *zemьny | *zemьny | *zemьna |
| Genitive | *zemьnъ | *zemьnъ | *zemьnъ |
| Locative | *zemьněxъ | *zemьnaxъ | *zemьněxъ |
| Dative | *zemьnomъ | *zemьnamъ | *zemьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *zemьny | *zemьnami | *zemьny |
| Vocative | *zemьni | *zemьny | *zemьna |
Definite declension of *zemьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *zemьnъjь | *zemьnaja | *zemьnoje |
| Accusative | *zemьnъjь | *zemьnǫjǫ | *zemьnoje |
| Genitive | *zemьnajego | *zemьnyję | *zemьnajego |
| Locative | *zemьnějemь | *zemьněji | *zemьnějemь |
| Dative | *zemьnujemu | *zemьněji | *zemьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *zemьnyjimi | *zemьnǫjǫ | *zemьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *zemьnъjь | *zemьnaja | *zemьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zemьnaja | *zemьněji | *zemьněji |
| Accusative | *zemьnaja | *zemьněji | *zemьněji |
| Genitive | *zemьnuju | *zemьnuju | *zemьnuju |
| Locative | *zemьnuju | *zemьnuju | *zemьnuju |
| Dative | *zemьnyjima | *zemьnyjima | *zemьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *zemьnyjima | *zemьnyjima | *zemьnyjima |
| Vocative | *zemьnaja | *zemьněji | *zemьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *zemьniji | *zemьnyję | *zemьnaja |
| Accusative | *zemьnyję | *zemьnyję | *zemьnaja |
| Genitive | *zemьnъjixъ | *zemьnъjixъ | *zemьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *zemьnyjixъ | *zemьnyjixъ | *zemьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *zemьnyjimъ | *zemьnyjimъ | *zemьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *zemьnyjimi | *zemьnyjimi | *zemьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *zemьniji | *zemьnyję | *zemьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: зямны́ (zjamný)
- Russian: земно́й (zemnój)
- Ukrainian: земни́й (zemnýj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: земьнъ (zemĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: зе́мен (zémen)
- Macedonian: земен (zemen)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: zemní
- Polish: ziemny
- Slovak: zemný
Further reading
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “земя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 634