Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьjь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas. Morphologically from *čь (“what”) + *-jь (possessive suffix). Compare Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos).
Determiner
*čьjь
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čьjь | *čьja | *čьje |
| Accusative | *čьjь | *čьjǫ | *čьje |
| Genitive | *čьjego | *čьjeję̇ | *čьjego |
| Locative | *čьjemь | *čьjeji | *čьjemь |
| Dative | *čьjemu | *čьjeji | *čьjemu |
| Instrumental | *čьjimь | *čьjejǫ | *čьjimь |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *čьja | *čьji | *čьji |
| Accusative | *čьja | *čьji | *čьji |
| Genitive | *čьjeju | *čьjeju | *čьjeju |
| Locative | *čьjeju | *čьjeju | *čьjeju |
| Dative | *čьjima | *čьjima | *čьjima |
| Instrumental | *čьjima | *čьjima | *čьjima |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *čьji | *čьję̇ | *čьja |
| Accusative | *čьję̇ | *čьję̇ | *čьja |
| Genitive | *čьjixъ | *čьjixъ | *čьjixъ |
| Locative | *čьjixъ | *čьjixъ | *čьjixъ |
| Dative | *čьjimъ | *čьjimъ | *čьjimъ |
| Instrumental | *čьjimi | *čьjimi | *čьjimi |
See also
- *jь, *čьjь, *jьnъ, *kъjь, *onъ, *ovъ, *sь, *tъ, *vьśь
- *jakъ, *jьnakъ, *kakъ, *onakъ, *ovakъ, *sicь, *takъ, *vьśakъ
- *koterъ, *eterъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress