Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nizina

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 *nizъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*nizina f}[1]

  1. lowland

Declension

Declension of *nizina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *nizina *nizině *niziny
genitive *niziny *nizinu *nizinъ
dative *nizině *nizinama *nizinamъ
accusative *nizinǫ *nizině *niziny
instrumental *nizinojǫ, *nizinǫ** *nizinama *nizinami
locative *nizině *nizinu *nizinasъ, *nizinaxъ*
vocative *nizino *nizině *niziny

* -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:
    • Old East Slavic: низина (nizina)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nizina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 141

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “низина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 641
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nizina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 141
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