Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gorьnъ

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 *gora (mountain) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*gorьnъ

  1. (relational) mountain
  2. upper

Declension

Indefinite declension of *gorьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьnъ *gorьna *gorьno
genitive *gorьna *gorьny *gorьna
dative *gorьnu *gorьně *gorьnu
accusative *gorьnъ *gorьnǫ *gorьno
instrumental *gorьnomь *gorьnojǫ *gorьnomь
locative *gorьně *gorьně *gorьně
vocative *gorьne *gorьno *gorьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьna *gorьně *gorьně
genitive *gorьnu *gorьnu *gorьnu
dative *gorьnoma *gorьnama *gorьnoma
accusative *gorьna *gorьně *gorьně
instrumental *gorьnoma *gorьnama *gorьnoma
locative *gorьnu *gorьnu *gorьnu
vocative *gorьna *gorьně *gorьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьni *gorьny *gorьna
genitive *gorьnъ *gorьnъ *gorьnъ
dative *gorьnomъ *gorьnamъ *gorьnomъ
accusative *gorьny *gorьny *gorьna
instrumental *gorьny *gorьnami *gorьny
locative *gorьněxъ *gorьnaxъ *gorьněxъ
vocative *gorьni *gorьny *gorьna
Definite declension of *gorьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьnъjь *gorьnaja *gorьnoje
genitive *gorьnajego *gorьnyję̇ *gorьnajego
dative *gorьnujemu *gorьněji *gorьnujemu
accusative *gorьnъjь *gorьnǫjǫ *gorьnoje
instrumental *gorьnyjimь *gorьnǫjǫ *gorьnyjimь
locative *gorьnějemь *gorьněji *gorьnějemь
vocative *gorьnъjь *gorьnaja *gorьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьnaja *gorьněji *gorьněji
genitive *gorьnuju *gorьnuju *gorьnuju
dative *gorьnyjima *gorьnyjima *gorьnyjima
accusative *gorьnaja *gorьněji *gorьněji
instrumental *gorьnyjima *gorьnyjima *gorьnyjima
locative *gorьnuju *gorьnuju *gorьnuju
vocative *gorьnaja *gorьněji *gorьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gorьniji *gorьnyję̇ *gorьnaja
genitive *gorьnъjixъ *gorьnъjixъ *gorьnъjixъ
dative *gorьnyjimъ *gorьnyjimъ *gorьnyjimъ
accusative *gorьnyję̇ *gorьnyję̇ *gorьnaja
instrumental *gorьnyjimi *gorьnyjimi *gorьnyjimi
locative *gorьnyjixъ *gorьnyjixъ *gorьnyjixъ
vocative *gorьniji *gorьnyję̇ *gorьnaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: го́рный (hórnyj)
    • Russian: го́рный (górnyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: горьнъ (gorĭnŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰳⱁⱃⱐⱀⱏ (gorĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: го́рен (góren)
    • Macedonian: горен (goren)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: го̑рњӣ
      Latin script: gȏrnjī
    • Slovene: górnji (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “горен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 265