Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъlnь

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-Indo-European *sh₂uln-í-s. Displaced by *sъ̏lnьce, originally a diminutive, and to lesser degree by *sъlno, *sъlnьje. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives. Compare *sь̑rdьce.

Compare Russian по́солонь (pósolonʹ, “in the direction of the sun from east to west”), солнопёк (solnopjók, “sunny place”), подсо́лнух (podsólnux).

Proper noun

*sъ̑lnь f (diminutive *sъlnьce, related adjective *sъlnьnъ)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Sun (the star at the center of the Solar System)
Synonyms: *sъlno, *sъlnьce, *sъlnьje

Declension

Declension of *sъ̑lnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъ̑lnь	*sъ̑lni	*sъ̑lni
genitive	*sъlní	sъlnьjù, sъlňu^*	*sъlnь̀jь
dative	*sъ̑lni	*sъlnьmà	*sъ̑lnьmъ
accusative	*sъ̑lnь	*sъ̑lni	*sъ̑lni
instrumental	*sъlnьjǫ́	*sъlnьmà	*sъlnьmì
locative	*sъlní	sъlnьjù, sъlňu^*	*sъ̑lnьxъ
vocative	*sъlni	*sъ̑lni	*sъ̑lni

^* 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).

Derived terms

nouns

verbs

*sъlniti

Related terms

nouns

*sъlnьko

adjectives

*sъlnьčьnъ

References

^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “солнце”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “słońce”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 558
^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “slunce”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda, page 614
^ Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слъ̀нце”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 135
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sọ̑nce”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

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

[2] Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “słońce”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 558

[3] Jiří Rejzek (2007) “slunce”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda, page 614

[4] Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слъ̀нце”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 135

[5] Snoj, Marko (2016) “sọ̑nce”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si

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