Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezdušьnъ

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

From *bezduxъ +‎ *-ьnъ, or from *bez- (“without”) +‎ *duxъ (“spirit”) +‎ *-ьnъ, possibly a calque of Ancient Greek ἄψυχος (ápsukhos).

Adjective

*bezdušьnъ

1. soulless, heartless

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bezdušьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьnъ	*bezdušьna	*bezdušьno
genitive	*bezdušьna	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьna
dative	*bezdušьnu	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьnu
accusative	*bezdušьnъ	*bezdušьnǫ	*bezdušьno
instrumental	*bezdušьnomь	*bezdušьnojǫ	*bezdušьnomь
locative	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьně
vocative	*bezdušьne	*bezdušьno	*bezdušьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьna	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьně
genitive	*bezdušьnu	*bezdušьnu	*bezdušьnu
dative	*bezdušьnoma	*bezdušьnama	*bezdušьnoma
accusative	*bezdušьna	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьně
instrumental	*bezdušьnoma	*bezdušьnama	*bezdušьnoma
locative	*bezdušьnu	*bezdušьnu	*bezdušьnu
vocative	*bezdušьna	*bezdušьně	*bezdušьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьni	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьna
genitive	*bezdušьnъ	*bezdušьnъ	*bezdušьnъ
dative	*bezdušьnomъ	*bezdušьnamъ	*bezdušьnomъ
accusative	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьna
instrumental	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьnami	*bezdušьny
locative	*bezdušьněxъ	*bezdušьnaxъ	*bezdušьněxъ
vocative	*bezdušьni	*bezdušьny	*bezdušьna

Definite declension of *bezdušьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьnъjь	*bezdušьnaja	*bezdušьnoje
genitive	*bezdušьnajego	*bezdušьnyję̇	*bezdušьnajego
dative	*bezdušьnujemu	*bezdušьněji	*bezdušьnujemu
accusative	*bezdušьnъjь	*bezdušьnǫjǫ	*bezdušьnoje
instrumental	*bezdušьnyjimь	*bezdušьnǫjǫ	*bezdušьnyjimь
locative	*bezdušьnějemь	*bezdušьněji	*bezdušьnějemь
vocative	*bezdušьnъjь	*bezdušьnaja	*bezdušьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьnaja	*bezdušьněji	*bezdušьněji
genitive	*bezdušьnuju	*bezdušьnuju	*bezdušьnuju
dative	*bezdušьnyjima	*bezdušьnyjima	*bezdušьnyjima
accusative	*bezdušьnaja	*bezdušьněji	*bezdušьněji
instrumental	*bezdušьnyjima	*bezdušьnyjima	*bezdušьnyjima
locative	*bezdušьnuju	*bezdušьnuju	*bezdušьnuju
vocative	*bezdušьnaja	*bezdušьněji	*bezdušьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezdušьniji	*bezdušьnyję̇	*bezdušьnaja
genitive	*bezdušьnъjixъ	*bezdušьnъjixъ	*bezdušьnъjixъ
dative	*bezdušьnyjimъ	*bezdušьnyjimъ	*bezdušьnyjimъ
accusative	*bezdušьnyję̇	*bezdušьnyję̇	*bezdušьnaja
instrumental	*bezdušьnyjimi	*bezdušьnyjimi	*bezdušьnyjimi
locative	*bezdušьnyjixъ	*bezdušьnyjixъ	*bezdušьnyjixъ
vocative	*bezdušьniji	*bezdušьnyję̇	*bezdušьnaja

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: бездушьнъ (bezdušĭnŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: бездушный (bezdušnyj)
      • Belarusian: бязду́шны (bjazdúšny)
      • Ukrainian: безду́шний (bezdúšnyj)
    • Russian: безду́шный (bezdúšnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: бездоушьнъ (bezdušĭnŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰵⰸⰴⱆⱎⱐⱀⱏ (bezdušĭnŭ)

    • Bulgarian: безду́шен (bezdúšen)
    • Macedonian: бе́здушен (bézdušen)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: бѐздушан

    Latin script: bèzdušan

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: bezdušný
    • Czech: bezdušný
  • Polish: bezduszny
  • Slovak: bezdušný
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: bjezdušny

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezdušьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 20