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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/těsnъ

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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

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Etymology

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From *těskъ (pressing) +‎ *-nъ with loss of *-k- between *s and *n (compare Proto-Slavic *ěsnъ (clear)). Probably from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂y- (to dunk, to knead), akin to Proto-Slavic *tajati (to melt, to precipitate).

Adjective

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*tě̑snъ[1][2][3]

  1. narrow
    Synonym: *ǫzъkъ
    Antonym: *širokъ

Alternative forms

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Inflection

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Accent paradigm c.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*těsnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tesen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *tě̑snъ
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “těsnъ těsna těsno”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tæt (PR 138)