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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
*serda (“middle”) + *-ьnъ
Adjective
*serdьnъ
- middle, central
- *serdьňь (Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Polish, Pannonian Rusyn, East Slavic)
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьnъ
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*serdьna
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*serdьno
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genitive
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*serdьna
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*serdьny
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*serdьna
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dative
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*serdьnu
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*serdьně
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*serdьnu
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accusative
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*serdьnъ
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*serdьnǫ
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*serdьno
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instrumental
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*serdьnomь
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*serdьnojǫ
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*serdьnomь
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locative
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*serdьně
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*serdьně
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*serdьně
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vocative
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*serdьne
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*serdьno
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*serdьno
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dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьna
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*serdьně
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*serdьně
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genitive
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*serdьnu
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*serdьnu
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*serdьnu
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dative
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*serdьnoma
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*serdьnama
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*serdьnoma
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accusative
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*serdьna
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*serdьně
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*serdьně
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instrumental
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*serdьnoma
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*serdьnama
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*serdьnoma
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locative
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*serdьnu
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*serdьnu
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*serdьnu
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vocative
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*serdьna
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*serdьně
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*serdьně
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьni
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*serdьny
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*serdьna
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genitive
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*serdьnъ
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*serdьnъ
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*serdьnъ
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dative
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*serdьnomъ
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*serdьnamъ
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*serdьnomъ
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accusative
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*serdьny
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*serdьny
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*serdьna
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instrumental
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*serdьny
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*serdьnami
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*serdьny
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locative
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*serdьněxъ
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*serdьnaxъ
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*serdьněxъ
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vocative
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*serdьni
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*serdьny
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*serdьna
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Definite declension of *serdьnъ (hard)
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьnъjь
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*serdьnaja
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*serdьnoje
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genitive
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*serdьnajego
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*serdьnyję̇
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*serdьnajego
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dative
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*serdьnujemu
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*serdьněji
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*serdьnujemu
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accusative
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*serdьnъjь
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*serdьnǫjǫ
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*serdьnoje
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instrumental
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*serdьnyjimь
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*serdьnǫjǫ
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*serdьnyjimь
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locative
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*serdьnějemь
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*serdьněji
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*serdьnějemь
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vocative
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*serdьnъjь
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*serdьnaja
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*serdьnoje
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dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьnaja
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*serdьněji
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*serdьněji
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genitive
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*serdьnuju
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*serdьnuju
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*serdьnuju
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dative
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*serdьnyjima
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*serdьnyjima
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*serdьnyjima
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accusative
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*serdьnaja
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*serdьněji
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*serdьněji
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instrumental
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*serdьnyjima
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*serdьnyjima
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*serdьnyjima
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locative
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*serdьnuju
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*serdьnuju
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*serdьnuju
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vocative
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*serdьnaja
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*serdьněji
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*serdьněji
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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*serdьniji
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*serdьnyję̇
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*serdьnaja
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genitive
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*serdьnъjixъ
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*serdьnъjixъ
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*serdьnъjixъ
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dative
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*serdьnyjimъ
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*serdьnyjimъ
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*serdьnyjimъ
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accusative
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*serdьnyję̇
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*serdьnyję̇
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*serdьnaja
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instrumental
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*serdьnyjimi
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*serdьnyjimi
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*serdьnyjimi
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locative
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*serdьnyjixъ
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*serdьnyjixъ
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*serdьnyjixъ
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vocative
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*serdьniji
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*serdьnyję̇
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*serdьnaja
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- *serdina (“midst”)
- *serdica (“middle, center”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: сярэ́дні (sjarédni)
- Russian: сере́дний (serédnij) (dialectal or archaic)
- Carpathian Rusyn: сере́дный (serédnŷj)
- Ukrainian: сере́дній (serédnij)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: срѣдьнъ (srědĭnŭ), срѣдьн҄ь (srědĭnʹĭ)
- Bulgarian: сре́ден (sréden)
- Macedonian: среден (sreden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: сре̏дњӣ
- Latin script: srȅdnji
- Slovene: srẹ̑dnji (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading