Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/serdina

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 *serda +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*serdina f

  1. midst, middle

Declension

Declension of *serdina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *serdina *serdině *serdiny
genitive *serdiny *serdinu *serdinъ
dative *serdině *serdinama *serdinamъ
accusative *serdinǫ *serdině *serdiny
instrumental *serdinojǫ, *serdinǫ** *serdinama *serdinami
locative *serdině *serdinu *serdinasъ, *serdinaxъ*
vocative *serdino *serdině *serdiny

* -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

Further reading

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