Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ukrajina

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 *ukràjь +‎ *-ina, from *u- +‎ *kràjь.

Noun

*ukràjina f

  1. boundary, outskirts, borderland

Declension

Declension of *ukràjina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ukràjina *ukrajině *ukrajiny
genitive *ukrajiny *ukrajinu *ukrajinъ
dative *ukrajině *ukrajinama *ukrajinamъ
accusative *ukrajinǫ *ukrajině *ukrajiny
instrumental *ukrajinojǫ, *ukrajinǫ** *ukrajinama *ukrajinami
locative *ukrajině *ukrajinu *ukrajinasъ, *ukrajinaxъ*
vocative *ukràjino *ukrajině *ukrajiny

* -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).

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