Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polnъ

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 *palˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₂-no-s, metathesis of *ploh₂-no-s, from *pleh₂- (flat). Baltic cognates include Latvian plāns (thin, delicate, poor), Lithuanian plónas (thin, delicate, rare). Similiar formation is also found in Latin plānus (but from e-grade instead).

Adjective

*pȏlnъ (Western dialectal)

  1. without growth on it, barren, fruitless
  2. flat, plain, even, smooth
  3. fruitless, vain, otiose

Inflection

Accent paradigm с.

Indefinite declension of *polnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polnъ *polna *polno
genitive *polna *polny *polna
dative *polnu *polně *polnu
accusative *polnъ *polnǫ *polno
instrumental *polnomь *polnojǫ *polnomь
locative *polně *polně *polně
vocative *polne *polno *polno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polna *polně *polně
genitive *polnu *polnu *polnu
dative *polnoma *polnama *polnoma
accusative *polna *polně *polně
instrumental *polnoma *polnama *polnoma
locative *polnu *polnu *polnu
vocative *polna *polně *polně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polni *polny *polna
genitive *polnъ *polnъ *polnъ
dative *polnomъ *polnamъ *polnomъ
accusative *polny *polny *polna
instrumental *polny *polnami *polny
locative *polněxъ *polnaxъ *polněxъ
vocative *polni *polny *polna
Definite declension of *polnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polnъjь *polnaja *polnoje
genitive *polnajego *polnyję̇ *polnajego
dative *polnujemu *polněji *polnujemu
accusative *polnъjь *polnǫjǫ *polnoje
instrumental *polnyjimь *polnǫjǫ *polnyjimь
locative *polnějemь *polněji *polnějemь
vocative *polnъjь *polnaja *polnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polnaja *polněji *polněji
genitive *polnuju *polnuju *polnuju
dative *polnyjima *polnyjima *polnyjima
accusative *polnaja *polněji *polněji
instrumental *polnyjima *polnyjima *polnyjima
locative *polnuju *polnuju *polnuju
vocative *polnaja *polněji *polněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *polniji *polnyję̇ *polnaja
genitive *polnъjixъ *polnъjixъ *polnъjixъ
dative *polnyjimъ *polnyjimъ *polnyjimъ
accusative *polnyję̇ *polnyję̇ *polnaja
instrumental *polnyjimi *polnyjimi *polnyjimi
locative *polnyjixъ *polnyjixъ *polnyjixъ
vocative *polniji *polnyję̇ *polnaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: plȃn (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/polnъ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, pages 445–446
  • Olander, Thomas (2001) “polnъ polno polna”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 109)
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “plȃn”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si