Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьsina

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 *pьsъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*pьsina f

  1. dog
  2. dog meat

Declension

Declension of *pьsina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pьsina *pьsině *pьsiny
genitive *pьsiny *pьsinu *pьsinъ
dative *pьsině *pьsinama *pьsinamъ
accusative *pьsinǫ *pьsině *pьsiny
instrumental *pьsinojǫ, *pьsinǫ** *pьsinama *pьsinami
locative *pьsině *pьsinu *pьsinasъ, *pьsinaxъ*
vocative *pьsino *pьsině *pьsiny

* -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: пьсина (pĭsina), псина (psina)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: psina
    • Polish: psina
    • Old Slovak:
      • Pannonian Rusyn: пши́на (pšína)
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: psëna

Further reading

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