Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vodьnikъ

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 1

Formed as *vodьnъ (“watery”) +‎ *-ikъ or equivalently *voda (“water”) +‎ *-ьnikъ. Some daughter languages make distinction between male and female water spirits, in which case *vodьnikъ m refers specifically to the male spirit, while *vodьnica f refers to the female one.

Noun

*vodьnìkъ m

  1. creature, tool/agent, or vessel related to water
    → nix, undine (water spirit or demon)
    Synonym: *vodьnъ čьrtъ
    → washbasin, spring
    → water worker (person who operates with water or deals with water-related issues)
Alternative forms
  • *vodьňakъ (in South Slavic)
  • *vodęnъ(jь), *vodęnikъ (in East Slavic)
Declension
Declension of *vodьnikъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vodьnikъ *vodьnika *vodьnici
genitive *vodьnika *vodьniku *vodьnikъ
dative *vodьniku *vodьnikoma *vodьnikomъ
accusative *vodьnikъ *vodьnika *vodьniky
instrumental *vodьnikъmь, *vodьnikomь* *vodьnikoma *vodьniky
locative *vodьnicě *vodьniku *vodьnicěxъ
vocative *vodьniče *vodьnika *vodьnici

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

  • *vědro (“bucket”)
  • *vodьnъ (“watery”)
    • *vodьnica
    • *vodьnina (“body of water”)
    • *vodьnostь (“water content”)
  • *vydra (“otter”)
See also
  • *bukavьcь (“hydra, bukavac”)
  • *boltьnikъ (“swamp spirit, bolotnik”)
  • *topikъ, *topilьcь (“deep water spirit, submerger”)
  • *koldьčьnikъ (“well guardian”)
  • *bergyni (“shore guardian, mermaid”)
  • *rusalъka (“naiad, mermaid”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: вадзяні́к (vadzjaník)
    • Russian: во́дник (vódnik, “water carrier”)
    • ⇒ Russian: водяно́й (vodjanój, “water demon”)
      • → Serbo-Croatian: вођаној (Serbian)
    • Ukrainian: водяни́к (vodjanýk)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: водни́к (vodník), водня́к (vodnják)
    • Macedonian: водник (vodnik, “washbasin”)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: водѐња̄к (“water spirit; white-throated dipper”)
      Latin script: vodènjāk (“water spirit; white-throated dipper”)
    • Slovene: vodnják (“water source”)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

Etymology 2

From *voditi (“to lead”) +‎ *-ьnikъ.

Noun

*vodьnĩkъ m

  1. guide, leader
    Synonyms: *voditeľь, *vodačь
  2. ductor
Declension
Declension of *vodьnĩkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *vodьnĩkъ *vodьnīkà *vodьnīcì
genitive *vodьnīkà *vodьnīkù *vodьnĩkъ
dative *vodьnīkù *vodьnīkòma *vodьnīkòmъ
accusative *vodьnĩkъ *vodьnīkà *vodьnīkỳ
instrumental *vodьnīkъ̀mь, *vodьnīkòmь* *vodьnīkòma *vodьnĩky
locative *vodьnīcě̀ *vodьnīkù *vodьnĩcěxъ
vocative *vodьniče *vodьnīkà *vodьnīcì

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *jьzvodьnikъ
  • *otъvodьnikъ
  • *provodьnikъ
  • *sъvodьnikъ (“conductor”)
  • *vodъ (“conduct, lead”)
  • *voďь (“chieftain”)
  • *vodьcь, *vodаčь, *vodičь (“leader”)
    • *pъlkovodьcь (“troop commander”)
  • *voditeľь (“leader”)
Descendants

Further reading

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