Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/našь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nōsjas, from Proto-Indo-European *nōsyos, from *nōs-. Equivalent to *nasъ (“us”) + *-jь (“belonging to”).
Determiner
*našь
- our (dual and plural)
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *našь | *naša | *naše |
| Accusative | *našь | *našǫ | *naše |
| Genitive | *našego | *našeję̇ | *našego |
| Locative | *našemь | *našeji | *našemь |
| Dative | *našemu | *našeji | *našemu |
| Instrumental | *našimь | *našejǫ | *našimь |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *naša | *naši | *naši |
| Accusative | *naša | *naši | *naši |
| Genitive | *našeju | *našeju | *našeju |
| Locative | *našeju | *našeju | *našeju |
| Dative | *našima | *našima | *našima |
| Instrumental | *našima | *našima | *našima |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *naši | *našę̇ | *naša |
| Accusative | *našę̇ | *našę̇ | *naša |
| Genitive | *našixъ | *našixъ | *našixъ |
| Locative | *našixъ | *našixъ | *našixъ |
| Dative | *našimъ | *našimъ | *našimъ |
| Instrumental | *našimi | *našimi | *našimi |
Declension of the personal pronouns
| Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *jãzъ, *jà | *ty̑ | — |
| Accusative | *mę̑ | *tę̑ | *sę̑ |
| Genitive | *mȅne | *tȅbe | *sȅbe |
| Locative | *mьně̀ | *tebě̀ | *sebě̀ |
| Dative | *mьně̀, *mi | *tebě̀, *ti | *sebě̀, *si |
| Instrumental | *mъnòjǫ, *mъnojǫ̀ | *tobòjǫ, *tobojǫ̀ | *sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀ |
| Possessive | *mojь | *tvojь | *svojь |
| Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
| Nominative | *vě̑ | *vȃ | — |
| Accusative | *nȃ | *vȃ | *sę̑ |
| Genitive | *nàju | *vàju | *sȅbe |
| Locative | *nàju | *vàju | *sebě̀ |
| Dative | *nàma, *na | *vàma, *va | *sebě̀, *si |
| Instrumental | *nàma | *vàma | *sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀ |
| Possessive | *našь | *vašь | *svojь |
| Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
| Nominative | *my̑ | *vy̑ | — |
| Accusative | *ny̑ | *vy̑ | *sę̑ |
| Genitive | *nàsъ | *vàsъ | *sȅbe |
| Locative | *nàsъ | *vàsъ | *sebě̀ |
| Dative | *nàmъ, *ny | *vàmъ, *vy | *sebě̀, *si |
| Instrumental | *nàmi | *vàmi | *sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀ |
| Possessive | *našь | *vašь | *svojь |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: nashke
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1996), “*našь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 23 (*narodьnъjь – *navijakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 128
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “наш”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress