Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-snāˀ

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Alternative forms

• *-šnāˀ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix

*-snāˀ f

1. Used to form nouns denoting an object

   *dentís → *déntsnāˀ (“gum”)

   *lauk- → *láukšnāˀ (“moon”)

   *plunk- → *plúnkšnāˀ (“feather”)

Declension

Declension of *-snāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-snāˀ	*-snāiˀ	*-snās
Accusative	*-snā(ˀ)n	*-snāiˀ	*-snā(ˀ)ns
Genitive	*-snā(ˀ)s	*-snāu(ˀ)	*-snōn
Locative	*-snāiˀ	*-snāu(ˀ)	*-snā(ˀ)su
Dative	*-snāi	*-snā(ˀ)mā(ˀ)	*-snā(ˀ)mas
Instrumental	*-snāˀn	*-snā(ˀ)māˀ	*-snā(ˀ)mīˀs
Vocative	*-sna	*-snāiˀ	*-snās

Derived terms

Proto-Balto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snāˀ

Descendants

• East Baltic:
  • Lithuanian: -sna, -šna
• West Baltic:
  • Old Prussian: -snā
• Proto-Slavic: *-sna