Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/milosьrdьnъ

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 *milosьrdъ +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*milosьrdьnъ

1. merciful

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *milosьrdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьnъ	*milosьrdьna	*milosьrdьno
genitive	*milosьrdьna	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьna
dative	*milosьrdьnu	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьnu
accusative	*milosьrdьnъ	*milosьrdьnǫ	*milosьrdьno
instrumental	*milosьrdьnomь	*milosьrdьnojǫ	*milosьrdьnomь
locative	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьně
vocative	*milosьrdьne	*milosьrdьno	*milosьrdьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьna	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьně
genitive	*milosьrdьnu	*milosьrdьnu	*milosьrdьnu
dative	*milosьrdьnoma	*milosьrdьnama	*milosьrdьnoma
accusative	*milosьrdьna	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьně
instrumental	*milosьrdьnoma	*milosьrdьnama	*milosьrdьnoma
locative	*milosьrdьnu	*milosьrdьnu	*milosьrdьnu
vocative	*milosьrdьna	*milosьrdьně	*milosьrdьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьni	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьna
genitive	*milosьrdьnъ	*milosьrdьnъ	*milosьrdьnъ
dative	*milosьrdьnomъ	*milosьrdьnamъ	*milosьrdьnomъ
accusative	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьna
instrumental	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьnami	*milosьrdьny
locative	*milosьrdьněxъ	*milosьrdьnaxъ	*milosьrdьněxъ
vocative	*milosьrdьni	*milosьrdьny	*milosьrdьna

Definite declension of *milosьrdьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьnъjь	*milosьrdьnaja	*milosьrdьnoje
genitive	*milosьrdьnajego	*milosьrdьnyję̇	*milosьrdьnajego
dative	*milosьrdьnujemu	*milosьrdьněji	*milosьrdьnujemu
accusative	*milosьrdьnъjь	*milosьrdьnǫjǫ	*milosьrdьnoje
instrumental	*milosьrdьnyjimь	*milosьrdьnǫjǫ	*milosьrdьnyjimь
locative	*milosьrdьnějemь	*milosьrdьněji	*milosьrdьnějemь
vocative	*milosьrdьnъjь	*milosьrdьnaja	*milosьrdьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьnaja	*milosьrdьněji	*milosьrdьněji
genitive	*milosьrdьnuju	*milosьrdьnuju	*milosьrdьnuju
dative	*milosьrdьnyjima	*milosьrdьnyjima	*milosьrdьnyjima
accusative	*milosьrdьnaja	*milosьrdьněji	*milosьrdьněji
instrumental	*milosьrdьnyjima	*milosьrdьnyjima	*milosьrdьnyjima
locative	*milosьrdьnuju	*milosьrdьnuju	*milosьrdьnuju
vocative	*milosьrdьnaja	*milosьrdьněji	*milosьrdьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*milosьrdьniji	*milosьrdьnyję̇	*milosьrdьnaja
genitive	*milosьrdьnъjixъ	*milosьrdьnъjixъ	*milosьrdьnъjixъ
dative	*milosьrdьnyjimъ	*milosьrdьnyjimъ	*milosьrdьnyjimъ
accusative	*milosьrdьnyję̇	*milosьrdьnyję̇	*milosьrdьnaja
instrumental	*milosьrdьnyjimi	*milosьrdьnyjimi	*milosьrdьnyjimi
locative	*milosьrdьnyjixъ	*milosьrdьnyjixъ	*milosьrdьnyjixъ
vocative	*milosьrdьniji	*milosьrdьnyję̇	*milosьrdьnaja

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: милосе́рдный (milosérdnyj), милосе́рный (milosérnyj)
    • Belarusian: міласэ́рны (milasérny)
    • Ukrainian: милосе́рдний (mylosérdnyj)
  • Russian: милосе́рдный (milosérdnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: милосъ́рден (milosǎ́rden)
  • Macedonian: милосрден (milosrden)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ми̏лоср̄дан

    Latin script: mȉlosr̄dan

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: milosrdný
  • Polish: miłosierny
  • Slovak: milosrdný

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “милосърд”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 796