Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьgnovenьje

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 *mьgnǫti +‎ *-ovъ +‎ *-enьje, from *migati (“to blink”).

Noun

*mьgnovenьje n

  1. (East and South Slavic) moment, instant, twinkling

Inflection

Declension of *mьgnovenьje (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *mьgnovenьje *mьgnovenьji *mьgnovenьja
genitive *mьgnovenьja *mьgnovenьju *mьgnovenьjь
dative *mьgnovenьju *mьgnovenьjema *mьgnovenьjemъ
accusative *mьgnovenьje *mьgnovenьji *mьgnovenьja
instrumental *mьgnovenьjьmь, *mьgnovenьjemь* *mьgnovenьjema *mьgnovenьji
locative *mьgnovenьji *mьgnovenьju *mьgnovenьjixъ
vocative *mьgnovenьje *mьgnovenьji *mьgnovenьja

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мьгновениѥ (mĭgnovenije), мегновениѥ (megnovenije), мъгновениѥ (mŭgnovenije)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: мьгновениѥ (mĭgnovenije)
      Glagolitic script: ⰿⱐⰳⱀⱁⰲⰵⱀⰺⰵ (mĭgnovenie)
    • Bulgarian: мигновѐние (mignovènie)
    • Macedonian: мигновение (mignovenie)
    • Serbo-Croatian: магновење, magnovenje

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьgnovenьje”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 97
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мгнове́ние”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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