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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/strьžьnь

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 reconstructions

Etymology

Generalized from the oblique stem of an earlier n-stem Proto-Balto-Slavic *strigē̃n ~ *strígenes. Cognate with Old Prussian strigeno (“brain, marrow”).

Further origin traditionally derived (per Trautmann, Iljinsky, Vasmer) from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to strike”) with Winter's law blocked in vicinaty of a nasal. Derksen suggests instead *streygʰ- (according to Rasmussen, maybe *streygʷʰ-), perhaps akin to Polish *strząc (“to shake”) (with n-infix), Lithuanian strìgti (“to stick”), Latvian strigt (“to tighten”).

An ad hoc hypothesis due to Sobolevsky proposes origin from formally incompatible *strъgati (“to scrape”), with root -ь- due to assimilation (vowel harmony) or under the influence of *strьmь (“steep, abrupt; absolutely”).

Noun

*strь̏žьnь m[2]

  1. core, nucleus
    Synonym: *ędro
  2. pivotal part

Alternative forms
  • *strь̏ženь, *strȉženь

Declension
Declension of *strь̏žьnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *strь̏žьnь *strь̏žьni *strь̏žьnьjē, *strь̏žьňē*
genitive *strьžьní *strьžьnьjù, *strьžьňu* *strьžьnь̀jь
dative *strь̏žьni *strьžьnьmà *strь̏žьnьmъ
accusative *strь̏žьnь *strь̏žьni *strь̏žьni
instrumental *strь̏žьnьmь *strьžьnьmà *strьžьnьmì
locative *strьžьní *strьžьnьjù, *strьžьňu* *strь̏žьnьxъ
vocative *strьžьni *strь̏žьni *strь̏žьnьjē, *strь̏žьňē*
* 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
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: стрьжьнъ (strĭžĭnŭ), стръжьнь (strŭžĭnĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: стръжьнь (strŭžĭnĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱄⱅⱃⱏⰶⱐⱀⱐ (strŭžĭnĭ)
    • Slovene: stržẹ̑n (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сте́ржень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • “strigti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “stržẹ̑n”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *strьžę̍, tož. *strь̏ženь”
  2. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*strьžьnь; *strьženь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 471: “m. jo ‘core’”
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