Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/novъ

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *náwas, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.[1]

Adjective

*nòvъ (comparative *novějь)[1]

  1. new

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Indefinite declension of *novъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *novъ *nova *novo
genitive *nova *novy *nova
dative *novu *nově *novu
accusative *novъ *novǫ *novo
instrumental *novomь *novojǫ *novomь
locative *nově *nově *nově
vocative *nove *novo *novo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nova *nově *nově
genitive *novu *novu *novu
dative *novoma *novama *novoma
accusative *nova *nově *nově
instrumental *novoma *novama *novoma
locative *novu *novu *novu
vocative *nova *nově *nově
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *novi *novy *nova
genitive *novъ *novъ *novъ
dative *novomъ *novamъ *novomъ
accusative *novy *novy *nova
instrumental *novy *novami *novy
locative *nověxъ *novaxъ *nověxъ
vocative *novi *novy *nova
Definite declension of *novъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *novъjь *novaja *novoje
genitive *novajego *novyję̇ *novajego
dative *novujemu *nověji *novujemu
accusative *novъjь *novǫjǫ *novoje
instrumental *novyjimь *novǫjǫ *novyjimь
locative *novějemь *nověji *novějemь
vocative *novъjь *novaja *novoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *novaja *nověji *nověji
genitive *novuju *novuju *novuju
dative *novyjima *novyjima *novyjima
accusative *novaja *nověji *nověji
instrumental *novyjima *novyjima *novyjima
locative *novuju *novuju *novuju
vocative *novaja *nověji *nověji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *noviji *novyję̇ *novaja
genitive *novъjixъ *novъjixъ *novъjixъ
dative *novyjimъ *novyjimъ *novyjimъ
accusative *novyję̇ *novyję̇ *novaja
instrumental *novyjimi *novyjimi *novyjimi
locative *novyjixъ *novyjixъ *novyjixъ
vocative *noviji *novyję̇ *novaja

Derived terms

  • *novakъ (novice)
  • *novica
  • *novičь, *noviča (probie, rookie)
  • *novikъ
  • *novina (something new)
    • *novinьnъ
    • *novinъka (novelty, something new, new product)
  • *novišče, *novisko
  • *noviti
  • *novizna (newness, being new)
  • *noviznь
  • *novь (virgin soil, unplowed land)
  • *novьcь
  • *novьskъ (of a virgin land, of an unplowed land)
  • *novočistь, *novočistъ
  • *novoděliti (to remake)
  • *novodělъ (remake)
  • *novoměsęcь
  • *novoročьnъ
  • *novosadъ
  • *novosedlъ (new inhabitant)
    • *novosedlьcь
    • *novosedlьje (housewarming, housewarming party)
  • *novostь (news, novelty, innovation)
  • *novota
    • *novotina
    • *novotьnъ
  • *novoterbъ
  • *novoukъ
  • *novoženъ
    • *novoženьcь
  • *novožilъ
  • *novožirъ
  • *Novъgordъ
  • *novъka, *novъkъ, *novъko

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: новъ (novŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: новꙑи (novyi)[2][3][4][5]
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “новый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “новый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 575
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*novъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 26 (*novoukъ(jь) – *obgorditi), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 9
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “новый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*nòvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 357:adj. o (b) ‘new’
  2. ^ новаѧ (letter no. 713)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[1][2] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  3. ^ новаѧ (letter no. 750)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[3][4] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  4. ^ новоую (letter no. 9)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[5][6] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  5. ^ ново (letter no. 18)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[7][8] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025