Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orvьnъ

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 *arwis. Morphologically from *orvò +‎ *-ьnъ. According to Pokorny (supported by Snoj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁- (open space, field), see also English room, Middle Irish róe.[1][2]

Cognates include Old Prussian arwis (true, definite), Lithuanian arvis (suitable) (or arvas, then displaced by tinka).

Adjective

*õrvьnъ[1]

  1. straight
  2. even

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *orvьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьnъ *orvьna *orvьno
genitive *orvьna *orvьny *orvьna
dative *orvьnu *orvьně *orvьnu
accusative *orvьnъ *orvьnǫ *orvьno
instrumental *orvьnomь *orvьnojǫ *orvьnomь
locative *orvьně *orvьně *orvьně
vocative *orvьne *orvьno *orvьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьna *orvьně *orvьně
genitive *orvьnu *orvьnu *orvьnu
dative *orvьnoma *orvьnama *orvьnoma
accusative *orvьna *orvьně *orvьně
instrumental *orvьnoma *orvьnama *orvьnoma
locative *orvьnu *orvьnu *orvьnu
vocative *orvьna *orvьně *orvьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьni *orvьny *orvьna
genitive *orvьnъ *orvьnъ *orvьnъ
dative *orvьnomъ *orvьnamъ *orvьnomъ
accusative *orvьny *orvьny *orvьna
instrumental *orvьny *orvьnami *orvьny
locative *orvьněxъ *orvьnaxъ *orvьněxъ
vocative *orvьni *orvьny *orvьna
Definite declension of *orvьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьnъjь *orvьnaja *orvьnoje
genitive *orvьnajego *orvьnyję̇ *orvьnajego
dative *orvьnujemu *orvьněji *orvьnujemu
accusative *orvьnъjь *orvьnǫjǫ *orvьnoje
instrumental *orvьnyjimь *orvьnǫjǫ *orvьnyjimь
locative *orvьnějemь *orvьněji *orvьnějemь
vocative *orvьnъjь *orvьnaja *orvьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьnaja *orvьněji *orvьněji
genitive *orvьnuju *orvьnuju *orvьnuju
dative *orvьnyjima *orvьnyjima *orvьnyjima
accusative *orvьnaja *orvьněji *orvьněji
instrumental *orvьnyjima *orvьnyjima *orvьnyjima
locative *orvьnuju *orvьnuju *orvьnuju
vocative *orvьnaja *orvьněji *orvьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *orvьniji *orvьnyję̇ *orvьnaja
genitive *orvьnъjixъ *orvьnъjixъ *orvьnъjixъ
dative *orvьnyjimъ *orvьnyjimъ *orvьnyjimъ
accusative *orvьnyję̇ *orvьnyję̇ *orvьnaja
instrumental *orvьnyjimi *orvьnyjimi *orvьnyjimi
locative *orvьnyjixъ *orvьnyjixъ *orvьnyjixъ
vocative *orvьniji *orvьnyję̇ *orvьnaja

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ровный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “ráven”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*órvьnъ
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “874”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 874