Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stěna

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 *staiˀnā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).[1]

Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *stain (“stone”), Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, “pebble”) and Sanskrit स्त्यायते (styāyate, “hardens, solidifies”).

Noun

*stěnà f

  1. conglomeration (of stones)
  2. lump, block
  3. cliff, rock
  4. wall, stone wall

Declension

Declension of *stěnà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *stěnà *stě̑ně *stě̑ny
genitive *stěný *stěnù *stě̃nъ
dative *stěně̀ *stěnàma *stěnàmъ
accusative *stě̑nǫ *stě̑ně *stě̑ny
instrumental *stěnojǫ́ *stěnàma *stěnàmi
locative *stě̑ně *stěnù *stěnàsъ, *stěnàxъ*
vocative *stěno *stě̑ně *stě̑ny

* -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.

Descendants

References

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

Further reading

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “стена”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 201
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “стена”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
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