Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trojь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *trajas. Cognate with Lithuanian treji̇̀, Latvian treji, Sanskrit त्रय (trayá).
Numeral
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: *trьje Ordinal: *tretь Adverbial: *tri šьdy, *trijьťi, *trьje kortь Multiplier: *trojakъ, *trojьnъ, *trьje kortьnъ Collective: *trojь Fractional: *tretina | ||
*trojь
- (collective) three
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *trojь | *troja | *troje |
| genitive | *troja | *troję̇ | *troja |
| dative | *troju | *troji | *troju |
| accusative | *trojь | *trojǫ | *troje |
| instrumental | *trojemь | *trojejǫ | *trojemь |
| locative | *troji | *troji | *troji |
| vocative | *troju | *troje | *troje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *troja | *troji | *troji |
| genitive | *troju | *troju | *troju |
| dative | *trojema | *trojama | *trojema |
| accusative | *troja | *troji | *troji |
| instrumental | *trojema | *trojama | *trojema |
| locative | *troju | *troju | *troju |
| vocative | *troja | *troji | *troji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *troji | *troję̇ | *troja |
| genitive | *trojь | *trojь | *trojь |
| dative | *trojemъ | *trojamъ | *trojemъ |
| accusative | *troję̇ | *troję̇ | *troja |
| instrumental | *troji | *trojami | *troji |
| locative | *trojixъ | *trojaxъ | *trojixъ |
| vocative | *troji | *troję̇ | *troja |
Derived terms
- *trojica
- *trojiti
- *trojьka
- *trojьnъ (“triple”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “трое”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress