Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/materinъ

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 *materь +‎ *-inъ.

Adjective

*materinъ

  1. maternal, mother's
    Synonym: *maminъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *materinъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *materinъ *materina *materino
genitive *materina *materiny *materina
dative *materinu *materině *materinu
accusative *materinъ *materinǫ *materino
instrumental *materinomь *materinojǫ *materinomь
locative *materině *materině *materině
vocative *materine *materino *materino
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *materina *materině *materině
genitive *materinu *materinu *materinu
dative *materinoma *materinama *materinoma
accusative *materina *materině *materině
instrumental *materinoma *materinama *materinoma
locative *materinu *materinu *materinu
vocative *materina *materině *materině
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *materini *materiny *materina
genitive *materinъ *materinъ *materinъ
dative *materinomъ *materinamъ *materinomъ
accusative *materiny *materiny *materina
instrumental *materiny *materinami *materiny
locative *materiněxъ *materinaxъ *materiněxъ
vocative *materini *materiny *materina

Derived Terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ма́терин (máterin)
    • Ukrainian: ма́терин (máteryn)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: macierzyn

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*materinъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 240