Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/našь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *nōsjas, from Proto-Indo-European *nōsyos, from *nōs-. Equivalent to *nasъ (“us”) +‎ *-jь (“belonging to”).

Determiner

*našь

1. our (dual and plural)

Declension

Declension of *našь (soft pronominal)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*našь	*naša	*naše
Accusative	*našь	*našǫ	*naše
Genitive	*našego	*našeję̇	*našego
Locative	*našemь	*našeji	*našemь
Dative	*našemu	*našeji	*našemu
Instrumental	*našimь	*našejǫ	*našimь
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*naša	*naši	*naši
Accusative	*naša	*naši	*naši
Genitive	*našeju	*našeju	*našeju
Locative	*našeju	*našeju	*našeju
Dative	*našima	*našima	*našima
Instrumental	*našima	*našima	*našima
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*naši	*našę̇	*naša
Accusative	*našę̇	*našę̇	*naša
Genitive	*našixъ	*našixъ	*našixъ
Locative	*našixъ	*našixъ	*našixъ
Dative	*našimъ	*našimъ	*našimъ
Instrumental	*našimi	*našimi	*našimi

Declension of the personal pronouns

Singular	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*jãzъ, *jà	*ty̑	—
Accusative	*mę̑	*tę̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*mȅne	*tȅbe	*sȅbe
Locative	*mьně̀	*tebě̀	*sebě̀
Dative	*mьně̀, *mi	*tebě̀, *ti	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*mъnòjǫ, *mъnojǫ̀	*tobòjǫ, *tobojǫ̀	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*mojь	*tvojь	*svojь
Dual	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*vě̑	*vȃ	—
Accusative	*nȃ	*vȃ	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàju	*vàju	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàju	*vàju	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàma, *na	*vàma, *va	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàma	*vàma	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь
Plural	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*my̑	*vy̑	—
Accusative	*ny̑	*vy̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàmъ, *ny	*vàmъ, *vy	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàmi	*vàmi	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: нашь (našĭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: нашь (našʹ)
      • Belarusian: наш (naš)
      • Ukrainian: наш (naš)
    • Russian: наш (naš)
  • Old Novgorodian: нашь (našĭ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: нашь (našĭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⱀⰰⱎⱐ (našĭ)

    • Church Slavonic: нашь (našĭ)
  • Bulgarian: наш (naš)
  • Macedonian: наш (naš)
  • Serbo-Croatian: на̏ш／nȁš
  • Slovene: nȁš (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: náš
    • Czech: náš
  • Polabian: nos
  • Old Polish: nasz
    • Polish: nasz
    • Silesian: nasz
  • Slovak: náš
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: nasz
    • Slovincian: nasz
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: naš
    • Lower Sorbian: naš

• Non-Slavic:
  • → Albanian: nashke

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1996), “*našь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 23 (*narodьnъjь – *navijakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 128

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “наш”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress