Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moldenьcь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldenikas, equivalet to *moldъ +‎ *-ьcь. Cognate with Old Prussian maldenikis (“child”).

Noun

*moldenьcь m

  1. infant, child, youth

Inflection

Declension of *moldenьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *moldenьcь *moldenьca *moldenьci
genitive *moldenьca *moldenьcu *moldenьcь
dative *moldenьcu *moldenьcema *moldenьcemъ
accusative *moldenьcь *moldenьca *moldenьcę̇
instrumental *moldenьcьmь, *moldenьcemь* *moldenьcema *moldenьci
locative *moldenьci *moldenьcu *moldenьcixъ
vocative *moldenьče *moldenьca *moldenьci

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

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: младеньць (mladenĭcĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰿⰾⰰⰴⰵⱀⱐⱌⱐ (mladenĭcĭ)
    • Bulgarian: младене́ц (mladenéc)
    • Macedonian: младенец (mladenec)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: мла̀денац
      Latin script: mlàdenac
    • Slovene: mladenec
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*moldenьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “младе́нец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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