-ꙑни

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Suffix

-ꙑн҄и • (-ynʹi) f

  1. Denominal, forming feminine noun forms. Equivalent of English -ess.
    ‎богъ (bogŭ, “God”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎богꙑн҄и (bogynʹi, “Goddess”)
    ‎господь (gospodĭ, “lord, master”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎господꙑн҄и (gospodynʹi, “mistress, lady”)
    ‎рабъ (rabŭ, “slave, servant”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎рабꙑн҄и (rabynʹi, “female slave, maid”)
    ‎сѫсѣдъ (sǫsědŭ, “neighbour”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎сѫсѣдꙑн҄и (sǫsědynʹi, “female neighbour”)
    ‎кънѧѕь (kŭnędzĭ, “knez”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎кънѧгꙑн҄и (kŭnęgynʹi, “princess, duchess”)
  2. Deadjectival, forming feminine nouns denoting a carrier of the specified property, state or condition.
    ‎простъ (prostŭ, “simple, straight”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎простꙑн҄и (prostynʹi, “freedom, liberty”)
    ‎свѧтъ (svętŭ, “holy”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎свѧтꙑн҄и (svętynʹi, “holiness”)
    ‎благъ (blagŭ, “mild, gentle”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎благꙑн҄и (blagynʹi, “prosperity”)
    ‎поустъ (pustŭ, “barren”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎поустꙑн҄и (pustynʹi, “wasteland”)
    ‎правъ (pravŭ, “just, straight”) + ‎-ꙑн҄и (-ynʹi) → ‎правꙑн҄и (pravynʹi, “justice, rightness”)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ꙑни

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎, София
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