Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/linъ

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

Alternative forms

*linь

Etymology

See *linь for details.

Noun

*linъ m

tench

Declension

Declension of *linъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*linъ	*lina	*lini
genitive	*lina	*linu	*linъ
dative	*linu	*linoma	*linomъ
accusative	*linъ	*lina	*liny
instrumental	linъmь, linomь^*	*linoma	*liny
locative	*lině	*linu	*liněxъ
vocative	*line	*lina	*lini

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

Derived terms

*liňь
*linъkъ
*liňevъ / *linovъ
*liňakъ
*linьcь
*linьkъ

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old Ruthenian: линъ (lin)
  - Belarusian: лин (lin); лін (lin) (dialectal)
  - Ukrainian: лин (lyn)
- Russian: лин (lin) (dialectal)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ли̏н
  
  Latin script: lȉn
West Slavic:
- Old Polish: lin
  - Polish: lin; ľin (dialectal)
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: lin
  - Upper Sorbian: lin