Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Relative adjective of *ājьce (“egg”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
*ajьčь
- pertaining to egg
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ajьčь | *ajьča | *ajьče |
| genitive | *ajьča | *ajьčę̇ | *ajьča |
| dative | *ajьču | *ajьči | *ajьču |
| accusative | *ajьčь | *ajьčǫ | *ajьče |
| instrumental | *ajьčemь | *ajьčejǫ | *ajьčemь |
| locative | *ajьči | *ajьči | *ajьči |
| vocative | *ajьču | *ajьče | *ajьče |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьča | *ajьči | *ajьči |
| genitive | *ajьču | *ajьču | *ajьču |
| dative | *ajьčema | *ajьčama | *ajьčema |
| accusative | *ajьča | *ajьči | *ajьči |
| instrumental | *ajьčema | *ajьčama | *ajьčema |
| locative | *ajьču | *ajьču | *ajьču |
| vocative | *ajьča | *ajьči | *ajьči |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьči | *ajьčę̇ | *ajьča |
| genitive | *ajьčь | *ajьčь | *ajьčь |
| dative | *ajьčemъ | *ajьčamъ | *ajьčemъ |
| accusative | *ajьčę̇ | *ajьčę̇ | *ajьča |
| instrumental | *ajьči | *ajьčami | *ajьči |
| locative | *ajьčixъ | *ajьčaxъ | *ajьčixъ |
| vocative | *ajьči | *ajьčę̇ | *ajьča |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčaja | *ajьčeje |
| genitive | *ajьčajego | *ajьčę̇ję̇ | *ajьčajego |
| dative | *ajьčujemu | *ajьčiji | *ajьčujemu |
| accusative | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčǫjǫ | *ajьčeje |
| instrumental | *ajьčijimь | *ajьčǫjǫ | *ajьčijimь |
| locative | *ajьčijemь | *ajьčiji | *ajьčijemь |
| vocative | *ajьčьjь | *ajьčaja | *ajьčeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčaja | *ajьčiji | *ajьčiji |
| genitive | *ajьčuju | *ajьčuju | *ajьčuju |
| dative | *ajьčijima | *ajьčijima | *ajьčijima |
| accusative | *ajьčaja | *ajьčiji | *ajьčiji |
| instrumental | *ajьčijima | *ajьčijima | *ajьčijima |
| locative | *ajьčuju | *ajьčuju | *ajьčuju |
| vocative | *ajьčaja | *ajьčiji | *ajьčiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *ajьčiji | *ajьčę̇ję̇ | *ajьčaja |
| genitive | *ajьčьjixъ | *ajьčьjixъ | *ajьčьjixъ |
| dative | *ajьčijimъ | *ajьčijimъ | *ajьčijimъ |
| accusative | *ajьčę̇ję̇ | *ajьčę̇ję̇ | *ajьčaja |
| instrumental | *ajьčijimi | *ajьčijimi | *ajьčijimi |
| locative | *ajьčijixъ | *ajьčijixъ | *ajьčijixъ |
| vocative | *ajьčiji | *ajьčę̇ję̇ | *ajьčaja |
Related terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: я́йчи (jájči) (rare, dialectal)
- Slovene: jájčji
- West Slavic:
- Czech: vaječí (rare)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 63