Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/uňьjь

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 *auˀnijas, from *wenh₁- (to wish, love)

Adjective

*uňьjь

  1. better; comparative degree of *dobrъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *uňьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьjь *uňьši *uňe
genitive *uňьša *uňьšę̇ *uňьša
dative *uňьšu *uňьši *uňьšu
accusative *uňьšь *uňьšǫ *uňe
instrumental *uňьšemь *uňьšejǫ *uňьšemь
locative *uňьši *uňьši *uňьši
vocative *uňьšu *uňьše *uňьše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьša *uňьši *uňьši
genitive *uňьšu *uňьšu *uňьšu
dative *uňьšema *uňьšama *uňьšema
accusative *uňьša *uňьši *uňьši
instrumental *uňьšema *uňьšama *uňьšema
locative *uňьšu *uňьšu *uňьšu
vocative *uňьša *uňьši *uňьši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьše *uňьšę̇ *uňьša
genitive *uňьšь *uňьšь *uňьšь
dative *uňьšemъ *uňьšamъ *uňьšemъ
accusative *uňьšę̇ *uňьšę̇ *uňьša
instrumental *uňьši *uňьšami *uňьši
locative *uňьšixъ *uňьšaxъ *uňьšixъ
vocative *uňьši *uňьšę̇ *uňьša
Definite declension of *uňьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьjь *uňьšija *uňьšeje
genitive *uňьšajego *uňьšę̇ję̇ *uňьšajego
dative *uňьšujemu *uňьšiji *uňьšujemu
accusative *uňьšьjь *uňьšǫjǫ *uňьšeje
instrumental *uňьšijimь *uňьšǫjǫ *uňьšijimь
locative *uňьšijemь *uňьšiji *uňьšijemь
vocative *uňьšьjь *uňьšaja *uňьšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьšaja *uňьšiji *uňьšiji
genitive *uňьšuju *uňьšuju *uňьšuju
dative *uňьšijima *uňьšijima *uňьšijima
accusative *uňьšaja *uňьšiji *uňьšiji
instrumental *uňьšijima *uňьšijima *uňьšijima
locative *uňьšuju *uňьšuju *uňьšuju
vocative *uňьšaja *uňьšiji *uňьšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *uňьšeji *uňьšę̇ję̇ *uňьšaja
genitive *uňьšьjixъ *uňьšьjixъ *uňьšьjixъ
dative *uňьšijimъ *uňьšijimъ *uňьšijimъ
accusative *uňьšę̇ję̇ *uňьšę̇ję̇ *uňьšaja
instrumental *uňьšijimi *uňьšijimi *uňьšijimi
locative *uňьšijixъ *uňьšijixъ *uňьšijixъ
vocative *uňьšiji *uňьšę̇ję̇ *uňьšaja

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Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: оунии (unii)

Further reading

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