-ꙑни
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- -ⱏⰻⱀⰻ (-yni) — Glagolitic
- -ⱏⰹⱀⰻ (-yni) — Glagolitic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-yni.
Suffix
-ꙑн҄и • (-ynʹi) f
- Denominal, forming feminine noun forms. Equivalent of English -ess.
- богъ (bogŭ, “God”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → богꙑн҄и (bogynʹi, “Goddess”)
- господь (gospodĭ, “lord, master”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → господꙑн҄и (gospodynʹi, “mistress, lady”)
- рабъ (rabŭ, “slave, servant”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → рабꙑн҄и (rabynʹi, “female slave, maid”)
- сѫсѣдъ (sǫsědŭ, “neighbour”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → сѫсѣдꙑн҄и (sǫsědynʹi, “female neighbour”)
- кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ, “knez”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → кънѧгꙑн҄и (kŭnęgynʹi, “princess, duchess”)
- Deadjectival, forming feminine nouns denoting a carrier of the specified property, state or condition.
- простъ (prostŭ, “simple, straight”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → простꙑн҄и (prostynʹi, “freedom, liberty”)
- свѧтъ (svętŭ, “holy”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → свѧтꙑн҄и (svętynʹi, “holiness”)
- благъ (blagŭ, “mild, gentle”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → благꙑн҄и (blagynʹi, “prosperity”)
- поустъ (pustŭ, “barren”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → поустꙑн҄и (pustynʹi, “wasteland”)
- правъ (pravŭ, “just, straight”) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → правꙑн҄и (pravynʹi, “justice, rightness”)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄ѧ -ynʹję |
| genitive | -ꙑн҄ѧ -ynʹję |
-ꙑн҄оу -ynʹu |
-ꙑн҄ь -ynʹĭ |
| dative | -ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄ама -ynʹama |
-ꙑн҄амъ -ynʹamŭ |
| accusative | -ꙑн҄ѫ -ynʹǫ |
-ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄ѧ -ynʹję |
| instrumental | -ꙑн҄еѭ -ynʹjejǫ |
-ꙑн҄ама -ynʹama |
-ꙑн҄ами -ynʹami |
| locative | -ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄оу -ynʹu |
-ꙑн҄ахъ -ynʹaxŭ |
| vocative | -ꙑн҄е -ynʹje |
-ꙑн҄и -ynʹi |
-ꙑн҄ѧ -ynʹję |
Derived terms
Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ꙑни
References
- Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София