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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьgna
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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 Proto-Indo-European stigʰ-n-eh₂, from the root *steygʰ- (“to go, climb”).
Inflection
Declension of *stьgna (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stьgna | *stьgně | *stьgny |
| genitive | *stьgny | *stьgnu | *stьgnъ |
| dative | *stьgně | *stьgnama | *stьgnamъ |
| accusative | *stьgnǫ | *stьgně | *stьgny |
| instrumental | *stьgnojǫ, *stьgnǫ** | *stьgnama | *stьgnami |
| locative | *stьgně | *stьgnu | *stьgnasъ, *stьgnaxъ* |
| vocative | *stьgno | *stьgně | *stьgny |
* -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).
** 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).
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сто́гна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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