Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pętьno

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 *pętà (heel) +‎ *-ьno.

Noun

*pętьno n

  1. trace
    Synonyms: *slě̑dъ, *stopa, *tropъ
  2. mark, stigma
    Synonym: *znàmę

Inflection

Declension of *pętьno (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pętьno *pętьně *pętьna
genitive *pętьna *pętьnu *pętьnъ
dative *pętьnu *pętьnoma *pętьnomъ
accusative *pętьno *pętьně *pętьna
instrumental *pętьnъmь, *pętьnomь* *pętьnoma *pętьny
locative *pętьně *pętьnu *pętьněxъ
vocative *pętьno *pętьně *pętьna

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пѧтьно (pętĭno)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Serbian Church Slavonic: пѧтьно (pętĭno)
    • Bulgarian: петно́ (petnó)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пятно́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “пя́тно́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 652