Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kovarьnъ

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

Etymology

By surface analysis, *kovarъ +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*kovarьnъ[1]

  1. crafty, cunning, tricksy

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *kovarьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьnъ *kovarьna *kovarьno
genitive *kovarьna *kovarьny *kovarьna
dative *kovarьnu *kovarьně *kovarьnu
accusative *kovarьnъ *kovarьnǫ *kovarьno
instrumental *kovarьnomь *kovarьnojǫ *kovarьnomь
locative *kovarьně *kovarьně *kovarьně
vocative *kovarьne *kovarьno *kovarьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьna *kovarьně *kovarьně
genitive *kovarьnu *kovarьnu *kovarьnu
dative *kovarьnoma *kovarьnama *kovarьnoma
accusative *kovarьna *kovarьně *kovarьně
instrumental *kovarьnoma *kovarьnama *kovarьnoma
locative *kovarьnu *kovarьnu *kovarьnu
vocative *kovarьna *kovarьně *kovarьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьni *kovarьny *kovarьna
genitive *kovarьnъ *kovarьnъ *kovarьnъ
dative *kovarьnomъ *kovarьnamъ *kovarьnomъ
accusative *kovarьny *kovarьny *kovarьna
instrumental *kovarьny *kovarьnami *kovarьny
locative *kovarьněxъ *kovarьnaxъ *kovarьněxъ
vocative *kovarьni *kovarьny *kovarьna
Definite declension of *kovarьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьnъjь *kovarьnaja *kovarьnoje
genitive *kovarьnajego *kovarьnyję̇ *kovarьnajego
dative *kovarьnujemu *kovarьněji *kovarьnujemu
accusative *kovarьnъjь *kovarьnǫjǫ *kovarьnoje
instrumental *kovarьnyjimь *kovarьnǫjǫ *kovarьnyjimь
locative *kovarьnějemь *kovarьněji *kovarьnějemь
vocative *kovarьnъjь *kovarьnaja *kovarьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьnaja *kovarьněji *kovarьněji
genitive *kovarьnuju *kovarьnuju *kovarьnuju
dative *kovarьnyjima *kovarьnyjima *kovarьnyjima
accusative *kovarьnaja *kovarьněji *kovarьněji
instrumental *kovarьnyjima *kovarьnyjima *kovarьnyjima
locative *kovarьnuju *kovarьnuju *kovarьnuju
vocative *kovarьnaja *kovarьněji *kovarьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kovarьniji *kovarьnyję̇ *kovarьnaja
genitive *kovarьnъjixъ *kovarьnъjixъ *kovarьnъjixъ
dative *kovarьnyjimъ *kovarьnyjimъ *kovarьnyjimъ
accusative *kovarьnyję̇ *kovarьnyję̇ *kovarьnaja
instrumental *kovarьnyjimi *kovarьnyjimi *kovarьnyjimi
locative *kovarьnyjixъ *kovarьnyjixъ *kovarьnyjixъ
vocative *kovarьniji *kovarьnyję̇ *kovarьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: коварьнъ (kovarĭnŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: kovární

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kovarьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 9