Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrna

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śírˀnāˀ (“horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-néh₂, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”). Cognate with Lithuanian stìrna, Latvian stir̃na.

Noun

*sьrna f

roe (deer)
chamois (goat)

Declension

Declension of *sьrna (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*sьrna	*sьrně	*sьrny
Accusative	*sьrnǫ	*sьrně	*sьrny
Genitive	*sьrny	*sьrnu	*sьrnъ
Locative	*sьrně	*sьrnu	sьrnasъ, sьrnaxъ^*
Dative	*sьrně	*sьrnama	*sьrnamъ
Instrumental	sьrnojǫ, sьrnǫ^**	*sьrnama	*sьrnami
Vocative	*sьrno	*sьrně	*sьrny

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сьрна (sĭrna)
  - Russian: се́рна (sérna, “chamois”)
  - Ukrainian: се́рна (sérna, “chamois”)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: сърна́ (sǎrná)
- Macedonian: срна (srna)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: ср́на
  
  Latin: sŕna
- Slovene: srna
West Slavic:
- Czech: srna
- Polish: sarna
  - → Belarusian: са́рна (sárna)
  - → Russian: сарна́ (sarná)
  - → Ukrainian: са́рна (sárna)
- Slovak: srna
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: sarna
  - Upper Sorbian: sarna

References

Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sьrna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485
Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “сарна́”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “се́рна”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

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