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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prosinьcь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Multiple theories exist. One theory derives it from *siňь (“gray”) because of the darkness of December nights. Another theory derives it from *sijati (“to shine, glow”) referring to the winter solstice. Christian sources derive it from *prositi (“to pray”) referring to Christmas.

Noun

*prosìnьcь m [1]

  1. first month after Winter solstice (corresponds to December or January)
    Synonym: *kologъ

Declension
Declension of *prosìnьcь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *prosìnьcь *prosìnьca *prosìnьci
Accusative *prosìnьcь *prosìnьca *prosìnьcę̇
Genitive *prosìnьca *prosìnьcu *prosìnьcь
Locative *prosìnьci *prosìnьcu *prosìnьcīxъ
Dative *prosìnьcu *prosìnьcema *prosìnьcēmъ
Instrumental *prosìnьcьmь, *prosìnьcemь* *prosìnьcema *prosìnьcī
Vocative *prosìnьče *prosìnьca *prosìnьci
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic:
      • Russian: про́синец (prósinec, “January”) (archaic)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: просиньць (prosinĭcĭ, “January”)
      Unspecified: [Term?]
    • Bulgarian: просинец (prosinec, “January”) (archaic)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: про̀синац (“December”)
      Latin: pròsinac (“December”)
    • Slovene: prosȋnec (“January”) (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “prosȋnec”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*prosi̋nьcь”
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