Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žędьnъ

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

Blend of *žędati (“to wish, desire”) +‎ *-ьnъ and *žędь (“crave”) +‎ *-ьnъ. Parallel to Proto-Slavic *žęďьnъ (< *žęďa +‎ *-ьnъ) whence standard Slovene žẹ́jən (tonal orthography).

Further related to Lithuanian godùs (“greedy, covetous”).

For sense 4 and sense 5, see Old Czech žádný.

Adjective

*žędьnъ

avid, eager, zealous
Synonym: *gorьlivъ
(South Slavic) thirsty
Synonym: *sъpraglъ
(by extension) greedy, covetous
Synonyms: *olčьnъ, *хъtivъ
(West Slavic, possibly) wanted, expected, desired
Synonym: *xotěnъ
(West Slavic, ellipsis, possibly) no, none
Synonym: *nijakъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *žędьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьnъ	*žędьna	*žędьno
genitive	*žędьna	*žędьny	*žędьna
dative	*žędьnu	*žędьně	*žędьnu
accusative	*žędьnъ	*žędьnǫ	*žędьno
instrumental	*žędьnomь	*žędьnojǫ	*žędьnomь
locative	*žędьně	*žędьně	*žędьně
vocative	*žędьne	*žędьno	*žędьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьna	*žędьně	*žędьně
genitive	*žędьnu	*žędьnu	*žędьnu
dative	*žędьnoma	*žędьnama	*žędьnoma
accusative	*žędьna	*žędьně	*žędьně
instrumental	*žędьnoma	*žędьnama	*žędьnoma
locative	*žędьnu	*žędьnu	*žędьnu
vocative	*žędьna	*žędьně	*žędьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьni	*žędьny	*žędьna
genitive	*žędьnъ	*žędьnъ	*žędьnъ
dative	*žędьnomъ	*žędьnamъ	*žędьnomъ
accusative	*žędьny	*žędьny	*žędьna
instrumental	*žędьny	*žędьnami	*žędьny
locative	*žędьněxъ	*žędьnaxъ	*žędьněxъ
vocative	*žędьni	*žędьny	*žędьna

Definite declension of *žędьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьnъjь	*žędьnaja	*žędьnoje
genitive	*žędьnajego	*žędьnyję̇	*žędьnajego
dative	*žędьnujemu	*žędьněji	*žędьnujemu
accusative	*žędьnъjь	*žędьnǫjǫ	*žędьnoje
instrumental	*žędьnyjimь	*žędьnǫjǫ	*žędьnyjimь
locative	*žędьnějemь	*žędьněji	*žędьnějemь
vocative	*žędьnъjь	*žędьnaja	*žędьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьnaja	*žędьněji	*žędьněji
genitive	*žędьnuju	*žędьnuju	*žędьnuju
dative	*žędьnyjima	*žędьnyjima	*žędьnyjima
accusative	*žędьnaja	*žędьněji	*žędьněji
instrumental	*žędьnyjima	*žędьnyjima	*žędьnyjima
locative	*žędьnuju	*žędьnuju	*žędьnuju
vocative	*žędьnaja	*žędьněji	*žędьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*žędьniji	*žędьnyję̇	*žędьnaja
genitive	*žędьnъjixъ	*žędьnъjixъ	*žędьnъjixъ
dative	*žędьnyjimъ	*žędьnyjimъ	*žędьnyjimъ
accusative	*žędьnyję̇	*žędьnyję̇	*žędьnaja
instrumental	*žędьnyjimi	*žędьnyjimi	*žędьnyjimi
locative	*žędьnyjixъ	*žędьnyjixъ	*žędьnyjixъ
vocative	*žędьniji	*žędьnyję̇	*žędьnaja

Derived terms

*krъvožędьnъ (“bloodthirsty”)
*žędьněti (“to long, to thirst for”) (substance noun)
*žędьnina, *žędьnostь (“eagerness, thirstiness”)

Related terms

*žędь, *žędostь (“thirst, eagerness”)
*žę̃ďa (“thirst”)
*žędenъ (“desired, craved”)
*žędьlivъ (“greedy”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: жадьнъ (žadĭnŭ)
  - Belarusian:
  - Russian: жа́дный (žádnyj)
  - Ukrainian: жа́дний (žádnyj)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: жѩдьнъ (žjędĭnŭ)
  - → Bulgarian: жа́ден (žáden) (standard)
- Bulgarian: же́ден (žéden), жу́ден (žúden) (dialectal, obsolescent)
- Macedonian: жеден (žeden)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: же́дан
  
  Latin: žédan
- Slovene: žẹ́dən (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
West Slavic:
- >? Old Czech: žádný
  - Czech: žádný
- Polish: żądny
- >? Old Polish: żadny, żadni, żądni, żądny (-a- in some forms is from Old Czech)
  - Polish: żaden, żadny, żadzien (Middle Polish)
    - → Belarusian: жа́дны (žádny)
    - → Ukrainian: жо́дний (žódnyj)
  - Silesian: żŏdyn
- >? Slovak: žiadny, žiaden