Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/linь

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

*linъ

Etymology

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Potential cognates include Lithuanian lýnas, Latvian lĩnis, lĩns, līna, Old Prussian lins

Noun

*linь m

tench

Declension

Declension of *linь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*linь	*lini	linьje, liňe^*
Accusative	*linь	*lini	*lini
Genitive	*lini	linьju, liňu^*	linьjь, lini^*
Locative	*lini	linьju, liňu^*	*linьxъ
Dative	*lini	*linьma	*linьmъ
Instrumental	*linьmь	*linьma	*linьmi
Vocative	*lini	*lini	linьje, liňe^*

^* 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).

Derived terms

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

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: линь (linĭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: линь (linʹ)
    - Belarusian: лінь (linʹ); лін (lin), лын (lyn), лень (ljenʹ) (dialectal)
    - Ukrainian: лінь (linʹ), лень (lenʹ) (dialectal)
  - Russian: линь (linʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic: линь (linĭ)
  
  Glagolitic: ⰾⰺⱀⱐ (linĭ)
- Bulgarian: лин (lin)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: ли̏њ, ли̑њ, ли̏н́, лињ
  
  Latin: lȉnj, lȋnj, lȉń, linj
- Slovene: lînj (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: lín, líň
  - Czech: líň
- Slovak: lieň