Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rodina

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 *rodъ +‎ *-ina.[1]

Noun

*rodina f

  1. family
  2. homeland

Declension

Declension of *rodina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *rodina *rodině *rodiny
genitive *rodiny *rodinu *rodinъ
dative *rodině *rodinama *rodinamъ
accusative *rodinǫ *rodině *rodiny
instrumental *rodinojǫ, *rodinǫ** *rodinama *rodinami
locative *rodině *rodinu *rodinasъ, *rodinaxъ*
vocative *rodino *rodině *rodiny

* -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

References

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