ѥлень
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ely, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).
Noun
ѥлень • (jelenĭ) m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ѥлꙑ, ѥлень *jely, jelenĭ |
ѥлени jeleni |
ѥлене jelene |
| genitive | ѥлене jelene |
ѥленоу jelenu |
ѥленъ jelenŭ |
| dative | ѥлени jeleni |
ѥленьма jelenĭma |
ѥленьмъ jelenĭmŭ |
| accusative | ѥлень jelenĭ |
ѥлени jeleni |
ѥлени jeleni |
| instrumental | ѥленьмь jelenĭmĭ |
ѥленьма jelenĭma |
ѥленьми jelenĭmi |
| locative | ѥлене jelene |
ѥленоу jelenu |
ѥленьхъ jelenĭxŭ |
| vocative | *ѥлꙑ, ѥлень *jely, jelenĭ |
ѥлени jeleni |
ѥлене jelene |
References
- Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
- “ѥлень”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025