Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьgna

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 *stigʰ-n-eh₂, from the root *steygʰ- (“to go, climb”).

Noun

*stьgna f

  1. path
    Synonym: *pǫ̃tь

Inflection

Declension of *stьgna (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stьgna *stьgně *stьgny
genitive *stьgny *stьgnu *stьgnъ
dative *stьgně *stьgnama *stьgnamъ
accusative *stьgnǫ *stьgně *stьgny
instrumental *stьgnojǫ, *stьgnǫ** *stьgnama *stьgnami
locative *stьgně *stьgnu *stьgnasъ, *stьgnaxъ*
vocative *stьgno *stьgně *stьgny

* -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).

nouns

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: стьгна (stĭgna)
      • Russian: сто́гна (stógna) (obsolete)
      • Ukrainian: сто́гни (stóhny) (obsolete)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: стьгна (stĭgna)
    • Bulgarian: стъгда́ (stǎgdá)
    • Slovene: stəgnè (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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