Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/melьnica

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 *melьnъ +‎ *-ica, from *melti (“to grind, mill”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Noun

*melьnica f

  1. mill

Declension

Declension of *melьnica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *melьnica *melьnici *melьnicę̇
genitive *melьnicę̇ *melьnicu *melьnicь
dative *melьnici *melьnicama *melьnicamъ
accusative *melьnicǫ *melьnici *melьnicę̇
instrumental *melьnicejǫ, *melьnicǫ** *melьnicama *melьnicami
locative *melьnici *melьnicu *melьnicasъ, *melьnicaxъ*
vocative *melьnice *melьnici *melьnicę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ме́льница (mélʹnica)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polabian: malneićă
    • Polish: mielnica (obsolete)?

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мелница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 728
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