Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/synъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Noun

*sy̑nъ m^[1]

son

Inflection

Declension of *sy̑nъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sy̑nъ	*sy̑ny	*sy̑nove
genitive	*sy̑nu	*synovù	*synòvъ
dative	*sy̑novi	*synъmà	*sy̑nъmъ
accusative	*sy̑nъ	*sy̑ny	*sy̑ny
instrumental	*sy̑nъmь	*synъmà	*synъmì
locative	*synú	*synovù	*sy̑nъxъ
vocative	*synu	*sy̑ny	*sy̑nove

sěmьja, rodina (“family”)	Male	Female
parent	otъ, otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata	mati (“mother”) nursery:* *mama
sibling	*bratrъ (“brother”)	*sestra (“sister”)
child	*synъ (“son”)	*dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent	– (“grandfather”) nursery: dědъ; nana	ova (“grandmother”) nursery:* baba; nena
grandchild	*vъnukъ (“grandson”)	*vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent	*otьčimъ (“stepfather”)	*maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild	*pastorъkъ (“stepson”)	*pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling	strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery:* dada; lola	– (“paternal aunt”) nursery: teta; lelja
mother's sibling	ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery:* dada; lola	– (“maternal aunt”) nursery: teta; lelja
sibling's child	*netьjь (“nephew”)	*nestera (“niece”)
spouse	*mǫžь (“husband”)	*žena (“wife”)
parent of wife	*tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)	*tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	*svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”)	*svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of wife	*šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”)	svěstь, svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband	*děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	*zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	*zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	*snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	*ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сꙑнъ (synŭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: сынъ (syn)
    - Belarusian: сын (syn)
    - Carpathian Rusyn: сын (sŷn)
    - Ukrainian: син (syn)
  - Russian: сын (syn)
- Old Novgorodian: сꙑнъ (synŭ), сꙑно (syno)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Cyrillic: сꙑнъ (synŭ)
  
  Glagolitic: ⱄⱏⰺⱀⱏ (synŭ)
- Bulgarian: син (sin)
- Macedonian: син (sin)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: си̑н
  
  Latin script: sȋn
- Slovene: sȋn (tonal)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: syn
  - Czech: syn
- Old Polish: syn
  - Polish: syn
  - Silesian: syn
- Old Slovak: syn
  - Slovak: syn
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: syn
  - Slovincian: syn
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: syn
  - Upper Sorbian: syn

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sy̑nъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 483

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sy̑nъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 483

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