 | 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. |
Adjective-forming suffix. FromProto-Balto-Slavic*-īˀnas, fromProto-Indo-European*-iHnos. Cognate withLithuanian collective-forming suffix-ýnas,Latin-īnus. Compare also*-ina for forming both collectives and singulatives (fromProto-Indo-European*-iHneh₂). E.g.
Later it was productively applied to inherited i-stems:
The singulative meaning derives from original possessive meaning, for example the meaning of*čeľadinъ “member of the tribe or household” is derived from “belonging to the tribe or household”.
*-inъ
This suffix is attached to most noun types, in particular a-stems (feminines). The suffix*-ovъ (and its variant*-evъ) is used with o-stem nouns (masculines and neuters).
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-inъ | *-ina | *-ino |
| genitive | *-ina | *-iny | *-ina |
| dative | *-inu | *-ině | *-inu |
| accusative | *-inъ | *-inǫ | *-ino |
| instrumental | *-inomь | *-inojǫ | *-inomь |
| locative | *-ině | *-ině | *-ině |
| vocative | *-ine | *-ino | *-ino |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ina | *-ině | *-ině |
| genitive | *-inu | *-inu | *-inu |
| dative | *-inoma | *-inama | *-inoma |
| accusative | *-ina | *-ině | *-ině |
| instrumental | *-inoma | *-inama | *-inoma |
| locative | *-inu | *-inu | *-inu |
| vocative | *-ina | *-ině | *-ině |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ini | *-iny | *-ina |
| genitive | *-inъ | *-inъ | *-inъ |
| dative | *-inomъ | *-inamъ | *-inomъ |
| accusative | *-iny | *-iny | *-ina |
| instrumental | *-iny | *-inami | *-iny |
| locative | *-iněxъ | *-inaxъ | *-iněxъ |
| vocative | *-ini | *-iny | *-ina |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-inъjь | *-inaja | *-inoje |
| genitive | *-inajego | *-inyję̇ | *-inajego |
| dative | *-inujemu | *-iněji | *-inujemu |
| accusative | *-inъjь | *-inǫjǫ | *-inoje |
| instrumental | *-inyjimь | *-inǫjǫ | *-inyjimь |
| locative | *-inějemь | *-iněji | *-inějemь |
| vocative | *-inъjь | *-inaja | *-inoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-inaja | *-iněji | *-iněji |
| genitive | *-inuju | *-inuju | *-inuju |
| dative | *-inyjima | *-inyjima | *-inyjima |
| accusative | *-inaja | *-iněji | *-iněji |
| instrumental | *-inyjima | *-inyjima | *-inyjima |
| locative | *-inuju | *-inuju | *-inuju |
| vocative | *-inaja | *-iněji | *-iněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-iniji | *-inyję̇ | *-inaja |
| genitive | *-inъjixъ | *-inъjixъ | *-inъjixъ |
| dative | *-inyjimъ | *-inyjimъ | *-inyjimъ |
| accusative | *-inyję̇ | *-inyję̇ | *-inaja |
| instrumental | *-inyjimi | *-inyjimi | *-inyjimi |
| locative | *-inyjixъ | *-inyjixъ | *-inyjixъ |
| vocative | *-iniji | *-inyję̇ | *-inaja |
*-inъ m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-inъ | *-ina | *-ini |
| genitive | *-ina | *-inu | *-inъ |
| dative | *-inu | *-inoma | *-inomъ |
| accusative | *-inъ | *-ina | *-iny |
| instrumental | *-inъmь,*-inomь* | *-inoma | *-iny |
| locative | *-ině | *-inu | *-iněxъ |
| vocative | *-ine | *-ina | *-ini |
*-ъmь in North Slavic,-omь in South Slavic.