Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/glazьnъ

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 *glȃzъ (“ball, stone”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*glazьnъ

1. spherical, oval, roundy (for landforms, rocks)
2. (figuratively) smooth

   Synonym: *gladъkъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *glazьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьnъ	*glazьna	*glazьno
genitive	*glazьna	*glazьny	*glazьna
dative	*glazьnu	*glazьně	*glazьnu
accusative	*glazьnъ	*glazьnǫ	*glazьno
instrumental	*glazьnomь	*glazьnojǫ	*glazьnomь
locative	*glazьně	*glazьně	*glazьně
vocative	*glazьne	*glazьno	*glazьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьna	*glazьně	*glazьně
genitive	*glazьnu	*glazьnu	*glazьnu
dative	*glazьnoma	*glazьnama	*glazьnoma
accusative	*glazьna	*glazьně	*glazьně
instrumental	*glazьnoma	*glazьnama	*glazьnoma
locative	*glazьnu	*glazьnu	*glazьnu
vocative	*glazьna	*glazьně	*glazьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьni	*glazьny	*glazьna
genitive	*glazьnъ	*glazьnъ	*glazьnъ
dative	*glazьnomъ	*glazьnamъ	*glazьnomъ
accusative	*glazьny	*glazьny	*glazьna
instrumental	*glazьny	*glazьnami	*glazьny
locative	*glazьněxъ	*glazьnaxъ	*glazьněxъ
vocative	*glazьni	*glazьny	*glazьna

Definite declension of *glazьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьnъjь	*glazьnaja	*glazьnoje
genitive	*glazьnajego	*glazьnyję̇	*glazьnajego
dative	*glazьnujemu	*glazьněji	*glazьnujemu
accusative	*glazьnъjь	*glazьnǫjǫ	*glazьnoje
instrumental	*glazьnyjimь	*glazьnǫjǫ	*glazьnyjimь
locative	*glazьnějemь	*glazьněji	*glazьnějemь
vocative	*glazьnъjь	*glazьnaja	*glazьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьnaja	*glazьněji	*glazьněji
genitive	*glazьnuju	*glazьnuju	*glazьnuju
dative	*glazьnyjima	*glazьnyjima	*glazьnyjima
accusative	*glazьnaja	*glazьněji	*glazьněji
instrumental	*glazьnyjima	*glazьnyjima	*glazьnyjima
locative	*glazьnuju	*glazьnuju	*glazьnuju
vocative	*glazьnaja	*glazьněji	*glazьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*glazьniji	*glazьnyję̇	*glazьnaja
genitive	*glazьnъjixъ	*glazьnъjixъ	*glazьnъjixъ
dative	*glazьnyjimъ	*glazьnyjimъ	*glazьnyjimъ
accusative	*glazьnyję̇	*glazьnyję̇	*glazьnaja
instrumental	*glazьnyjimi	*glazьnyjimi	*glazьnyjimi
locative	*glazьnyjixъ	*glazьnyjixъ	*glazьnyjixъ
vocative	*glazьniji	*glazьnyję̇	*glazьnaja

Related terms

• *glazikъ
• *glazъkъ
• *glazьcь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: глазно́й (glaznój), глазный (glaznyj, “ocular”)
• South Slavic:
  • ⇒ Bulgarian: Гла́зне (Glázne) (river name)
  • ⇒ Macedonian: Глазна река (Glazna reka, “literally: Stone River”) (river name)
  • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: Глазан (toponym)

    Latin script: Glazan (toponym)

• West Slavic:
  • Polish: głaźny (“stony; smooth”), głaźna f (rare)

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*glazьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 118
• Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1995), “glazьnъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 7 (ga – gobьdzь), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 92
• Anikin, A. E. (2016) “глазно́й”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 10 (галочка – глыча), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 275