-ꙑни

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Suffix

-ꙑн҄и • (-ynʹi) f

  1. Denominal, forming feminine noun forms. Equivalent of English -ess.
    богъ (bogŭ, God) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)богꙑн҄и (bogynʹi, Goddess)
    господь (gospodĭ, lord, master) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)господꙑн҄и (gospodynʹi, mistress, lady)
    рабъ (rabŭ, slave, servant) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)рабꙑн҄и (rabynʹi, female slave, maid)
    сѫсѣдъ (sǫsědŭ, neighbour) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)сѫсѣдꙑн҄и (sǫsědynʹi, female neighbour)
    кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ, knez) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)кънѧгꙑн҄и (kŭnęgynʹi, princess, duchess)
  2. Deadjectival, forming feminine nouns denoting a carrier of the specified property, state or condition.
    простъ (prostŭ, simple, straight) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)простꙑн҄и (prostynʹi, freedom, liberty)
    свѧтъ (svętŭ, holy) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)свѧтꙑн҄и (svętynʹi, holiness)
    благъ (blagŭ, mild, gentle) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)благꙑн҄и (blagynʹi, prosperity)
    поустъ (pustŭ, barren) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)поустꙑн҄и (pustynʹi, wasteland)
    правъ (pravŭ, just, straight) + -ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi)правꙑн҄и (pravynʹi, justice, rightness)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ꙑни

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София
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