Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jevinъ

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 Proto-Indo-European *yéwos + *-inъ. Cognate with Lithuanian jãvas.

Noun

*jevinъ m

  1. granary, barn

Alternative forms

  • *jevina f
  • *jevьňa f
    • Belarusian: ёўня (jóŭnja)
    • Russian: ёвня (jóvnja)

Declension

Declension of *jevinъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *jevinъ *jevina *jevini
genitive *jevina *jevinu *jevinъ
dative *jevinu *jevinoma *jevinomъ
accusative *jevinъ *jevina *jeviny
instrumental *jevinъmь, *jevinomь* *jevinoma *jeviny
locative *jevině *jevinu *jeviněxъ
vocative *jevine *jevina *jevini

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

  • *jevi, *jevьja (granary)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: овинъ (ovinŭ) (dialectal)
      • Belarusian: аві́н (avín) (dialectal)
      • Russian: ови́н (ovín)
      • Ukrainian: ови́н (ovýn) (dialectal), ави́н (avýn) (dialectal); ови́на f (ovýna) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: jewnia, jownia (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “овин”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ёвня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*jevinъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 187
  • овин in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
  • jáuja”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012