Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brinъ

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

Per Snoj, from the root of Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine”), perhaps Proto-Indo-European *bʰrH- (“piercing, prickly”) + *-inъ. For the derivation, Snoj juxtaposes it with Proto-Slavic *klinъ (“wedge”) < *kolti (“to slaughter”), *kolъ (“stake”). Semantically, either referring to the sharpness of the conifer leaves or the pungent smell of their resin.

Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *brīnaz (“briny, salty”).

Noun

*brìnъ m^[1]^[2]

type of conifer
→ juniper (family Cupressaceae)

→ larch (family Pinaceae)

Alternative forms

*brina f
*brimъ (in West Slavic dialects)

Inflection

Declension of *brìnъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brìnъ	*brìna	*brìni
genitive	*brìna	*brìnu	*brìnъ
dative	*brìnu	*brìnoma	*brìnomъ
accusative	*brìnъ	*brìna	*brìny
instrumental	brìnъmь, brìnomь^*	*brìnoma	*brìnȳ
locative	*brìně	*brìnu	*brìně̄xъ
vocative	*brìne	*brìna	*brìni

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*brinьje (collective)
*brinovъ

Related terms

*borъ (“conifer”)
*briti (“to shave”)
- *bričь (“razor”)
- *bridъkъ (“sharp; pungent, tart”), *bridьnъ (“stinky, piercing”)

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian: brȋn (“juniper”) (Chakavian)
- Slovene: brȉn (“juniper”) (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: břím (“larch”)
  - → Silesian: brzim
- Polish: brzyn (“type of deciduous shrub”) (regional)

References

^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “brinъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 155)”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “brin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. ali slovan. *b(ъ)ri̋nъ”

[1] Olander, Thomas (2001) “brinъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 155)”

[2] Snoj, Marko (2016) “brin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. ali slovan. *b(ъ)ri̋nъ”

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