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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perina

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

*pero (“feather”) +‎ *-ina

Noun

*perìna f

  1. cushion, pad (made of plumage)
    Synonyms: *poduxa, *puxovina, *bolzina

Inflection
Declension of *perina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *perina *perině *periny
genitive *periny *perinu *perinъ
dative *perině *perinama *perinamъ
accusative *perinǫ *perině *periny
instrumental *perinojǫ, *perinǫ** *perinama *perinami
locative *perině *perinu *perinasъ, *perinaxъ*
vocative *perino *perině *periny
* -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).
  • *perušina (“plumage”)
  • *perьnъ, *perьnatъ (“feathery”)
    • *perьnica (“pillow, duvet (made of plumage)”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: пери́на (perína)
      • ⇒ Russian: пери́нка (perínka)
    • Ukrainian: пери́на (perýna)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

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