Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/déntsnāˀ

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

Etymology

From *dentís (“tooth”) +‎ *-snāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth”).

Noun

*déntsnāˀ f

gingiva

Inflection

Declension of *déntsnāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*déntsnāˀ	*déntsnāiˀ	*déntsnās
Accusative	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾n	*déntsnāiˀ	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾ns
Genitive	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾s	*déntsnāu⁽ˀ⁾	*déntsnōn
Locative	*déntsnāiˀ	*déntsnāu⁽ˀ⁾	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾su
Dative	*déntsnāi	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾mā⁽ˀ⁾	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾mas
Instrumental	*déntsnāˀn	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾māˀ	*déntsnā⁽ˀ⁾mīˀs
Vocative	*déntsna	*déntsnāiˀ	*déntsnās

Descendants

Proto-Slavic: *dę̄snà (see there for further descendants)