 | ThisProto-Slavic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
Inherited fromProto-Balto-Slavic*sū́ˀnus, fromProto-Indo-European*suHnús.[1]
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sy̑nъ | *sy̑ny | *sy̑nove |
| genitive | *sy̑nu | *synovù | *synòvъ |
| dative | *sy̑novi | *synъmà | *sy̑nъmъ |
| accusative | *sy̑nъ | *sy̑ny | *sy̑ny |
| instrumental | *sy̑nъmь | *synъmà | *synъmì |
| locative | *synú | *synovù | *sy̑nъxъ |
| vocative | *synu | *sy̑ny | *sy̑nove |
| *sěmьja,*rodina(“family”) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| parent | *otъ,*otьcь(“father”) nursery:*tata | *mati(“mother”) nursery:*mama |
| sibling | *bratrъ(“brother”) | *sestra(“sister”) |
| child | *synъ(“son”) | *dъťi(“daughter”) |
| grandparent | – (“grandfather”) nursery:*dědъ;*nana | *ova(“grandmother”) nursery:*baba;*nena |
| grandchild | *vъnukъ(“grandson”) | *vъnuka(“granddaughter”) |
| stepparent | *otьčimъ(“stepfather”) | *maťexa(“stepmother”) |
| stepchild | *pastorъkъ(“stepson”) | *pastorъka(“stepdaughter”) |
| father's sibling | *strъjь(“paternal uncle”) nursery:*dada;*lola | – (“paternal aunt”) nursery:*teta;*lelja |
| mother's sibling | *ujь(“maternal uncle”) nursery:*dada;*lola | – (“maternal aunt”) nursery:*teta;*lelja |
| sibling's child | *netьjь(“nephew”) | *nestera(“niece”) |
| spouse | *mǫžь(“husband”) | *žena(“wife”) |
| parent of wife | *tьstь(“father-in-law (wife's father)”) | *tьšča(“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) |
| parent of husband | *svekrъ(“father-in-law (husband's father)”) | *svekry(“mother-in-law (husband's father)”) |
| sibling of wife | *šurь(“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) | *svěstь,*svьstь(“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”) |
| sibling of husband | *děverь(“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | *zъly(“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) |
| spouse of child | *zętь(“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | *snъxa(“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) |
| spouse of husband's brother | – | *ętry(“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) |