Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/napojь

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

Deverbal from *napojiti (“to give a drink”).

Noun

*napojь m

  1. drink, beverage
    Synonyms: *pȋvo, *napitъkъ, *pitьje, *zapojь

Declension

Declension of *napojь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *napojь *napoja *napoji
genitive *napoja *napoju *napojь
dative *napoju *napojema *napojemъ
accusative *napojь *napoja *napoję̇
instrumental *napojьmь, *napojemь* *napojema *napoji
locative *napoji *napoju *napojixъ
vocative *napoju *napoja *napoji

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *напои (*napoi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: напој
      Latin script: napoj
    • Slovene: napoj (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “напо́й”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
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