Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tuňь

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 reconstructions

  • *tǫňь (with secondary nasalization)

Etymology

Adjective

*tuňь

  1. futile, vain, idle
    Synonym: *pȏlnъ
  2. free, gratuitous
  3. cheap, inexpensive
    Synonym: *dȅševъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *tuňь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňь *tuňa *tuňe
genitive *tuňa *tuňę̇ *tuňa
dative *tuňu *tuňi *tuňu
accusative *tuňь *tuňǫ *tuňe
instrumental *tuňemь *tuňejǫ *tuňemь
locative *tuňi *tuňi *tuňi
vocative *tuňu *tuňe *tuňe
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňa *tuňi *tuňi
genitive *tuňu *tuňu *tuňu
dative *tuňema *tuňama *tuňema
accusative *tuňa *tuňi *tuňi
instrumental *tuňema *tuňama *tuňema
locative *tuňu *tuňu *tuňu
vocative *tuňa *tuňi *tuňi
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňi *tuňę̇ *tuňa
genitive *tuňь *tuňь *tuňь
dative *tuňemъ *tuňamъ *tuňemъ
accusative *tuňę̇ *tuňę̇ *tuňa
instrumental *tuňi *tuňami *tuňi
locative *tuňixъ *tuňaxъ *tuňixъ
vocative *tuňi *tuňę̇ *tuňa
Definite declension of *tuňь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňьjь *tuňaja *tuňeje
genitive *tuňajego *tuňę̇ję̇ *tuňajego
dative *tuňujemu *tuňiji *tuňujemu
accusative *tuňьjь *tuňǫjǫ *tuňeje
instrumental *tuňijimь *tuňǫjǫ *tuňijimь
locative *tuňijemь *tuňiji *tuňijemь
vocative *tuňьjь *tuňaja *tuňeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňaja *tuňiji *tuňiji
genitive *tuňuju *tuňuju *tuňuju
dative *tuňijima *tuňijima *tuňijima
accusative *tuňaja *tuňiji *tuňiji
instrumental *tuňijima *tuňijima *tuňijima
locative *tuňuju *tuňuju *tuňuju
vocative *tuňaja *tuňiji *tuňiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tuňiji *tuňę̇ję̇ *tuňaja
genitive *tuňьjixъ *tuňьjixъ *tuňьjixъ
dative *tuňijimъ *tuňijimъ *tuňijimъ
accusative *tuňę̇ję̇ *tuňę̇ję̇ *tuňaja
instrumental *tuňijimi *tuňijimi *tuňijimi
locative *tuňijixъ *tuňijixъ *tuňijixъ
vocative *tuňiji *tuňę̇ję̇ *tuňaja
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: туне (tune)
    • Belarusian: ту́нны (túnny) (dialectal)
    • Russian: ту́нный (túnnyj) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: туне (tune)
    • Bulgarian: тун (tun)
    • Slovene: obstȯ́nj, stúnjа, zastȯ́nj (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: tȯni, tȯńi
    • Old Polish: *tąni
    • Old Slovak: tuní
      • Pannonian Rusyn: тунї (tunji)
      • Slovak: tuni, tuný (dialectal)
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ту́не”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress