Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ajьčьna

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

Etymology

From *ājьce +‎ *-ьna, ultimately from *ȃje (“egg”) +‎ *-ьce. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

*ājьčьna f

Declension

Declension of *ajьčьna (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ajьčьna *ajьčьně *ajьčьny
genitive *ajьčьny *ajьčьnu *ajьčьnъ
dative *ajьčьně *ajьčьnama *ajьčьnamъ
accusative *ajьčьnǫ *ajьčьně *ajьčьny
instrumental *ajьčьnojǫ, *ajьčьnǫ** *ajьčьnama *ajьčьnami
locative *ajьčьně *ajьčьnu *ajьčьnasъ, *ajьčьnaxъ*
vocative *ajьčьno *ajьčьně *ajьčьny

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *ꙗичьнꙗ (*jaičĭnja)
      • Old Ruthenian: *ꙗєчнꙗ (*jaječnja)
        • Belarusian: яе́чня (jajéčnja, “fried egg”)
        • Ukrainian: яє́шня f (jajéšnja, “fried egg”)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*ajьčьna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 63
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