Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьnьjь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

*jь̀nьje n

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnias^[1] (whence Lithuanian ýnis), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁iH-n̥-yós,^[2] from *h₁eyH-. Morphologically equivalent to *jьnь +‎ *-jь.

Noun

*jьnьjь m^[3]

hoar frost, rime
Synonyms: *sẽrnъ, *golotь

Declension

Declension of *jьnьjь (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jьnьjь	*jьnьja	*jьnьji
genitive	*jьnьja	*jьnьju	*jьnьjь
dative	*jьnьju	*jьnьjema	*jьnьjemъ
accusative	*jьnьjь	*jьnьja	*jьnьję̇
instrumental	jьnьjьmь, jьnьjemь^*	*jьnьjema	*jьnьji
locative	*jьnьji	*jьnьju	*jьnьjixъ
vocative	*jьnьju	*jьnьja	*jьnьji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: инии (inii), инеи (inei), иниѥ (inije)
  - Old Ruthenian: иней (inej)
    - Belarusian: і́ней m (ínjej)
    - Ukrainian: і́ній m (ínij)
  - Russian: и́ней m (ínej)
    - ⇒ Russian: и́неветь (ínevetʹ), и́ндеветь (índevetʹ)
    - ⇒ Russian: и́вень (ívenʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  - Church Slavonic: инии (inii), иниѥ (inije), иней (inej), иний (inij) (Russian)
  - Bulgarian: и́ней (ínej); и́не n (íne), и́н'е n (ín'e), и́н'а f (ín'a), и́н'о̂ f (ín'ô) (dialectal)
- Macedonian: и́ње n (ínje)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: и̑ње n; ин m (archaic, rare)
  
  Latin script: ȋnje n; in m (archaic, rare)
- Slovene: ȋnje n, ȋmje n, ȋvje n, in m
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: jínie n
  - Czech: jíní n
  - ⇒ Czech: iňava
- Old Slovak: jínie n
  - ⇒ Slovak: íňavica f (dialectal)

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ynis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 252
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*jь̀nьjь; *jь̀nьje”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213

[1] Derksen, Rick (2015) “ynis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202

[2] Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 252

[3] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*jь̀nьjь; *jь̀nьje”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213

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