Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tajьna

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

Derived from *tajiti (“to hide”).

Noun

*tajьna f

  1. secret, mystery

Declension

Declension of *tajьna (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tajьna *tajьně *tajьny
genitive *tajьny *tajьnu *tajьnъ
dative *tajьně *tajьnama *tajьnamъ
accusative *tajьnǫ *tajьně *tajьny
instrumental *tajьnojǫ, *tajьnǫ** *tajьnama *tajьnami
locative *tajьně *tajьnu *tajьnasъ, *tajьnaxъ*
vocative *tajьno *tajьně *tajьny

* -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

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: таина (taina)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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