Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/gnī́ˀdāˀ

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 Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (“nit”).

Noun

*gnī́ˀdāˀ f

1. nit

Inflection

Declension of *gnī́ˀdāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*gnī́ˀdāˀ	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdās
Accusative	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)n	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)ns
Genitive	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)s	*gnī́ˀdāu(ˀ)	*gnī́ˀdōn
Locative	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdāu(ˀ)	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)su
Dative	*gnī́ˀdāi	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)mā(ˀ)	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)mas
Instrumental	*gnī́ˀdāˀn	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)māˀ	*gnī́ˀdā(ˀ)mīˀs
Vocative	*gnī́ˀda	*gnī́ˀdāiˀ	*gnī́ˀdās

Descendants

• East Baltic:
  • Latvian: gnīda, gņīda
  • Lithuanian: gnída
• Proto-Slavic: *gňìda (see there for further descendants)