 | 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. |
From a tentativeProto-Indo-European*s(p)lēǵʰ-n- ~ *s(p)leh₁ǵʰ-n-(“spleen”),[1] from a root*spleǵʰ-, heavily distorted, likely for taboo reasons. CompareAncient Greekσπλήν(splḗn),Latinliēn,Sanskritप्लिहन्(plihan),Avestan𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥(spərəzan) andLithuanianblužni̇̀s
*selzenь f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *selzenь | *selzeni | *selzeni |
| genitive | *selzeni | *selzenьju,*selzeňu* | *selzenьjь,*selzeni* |
| dative | *selzeni | *selzenьma | *selzenьmъ |
| accusative | *selzenь | *selzeni | *selzeni |
| instrumental | *selzenьjǫ,*selzeňǫ* | *selzenьma | *selzenьmi |
| locative | *selzeni | *selzenьju,*selzeňu* | *selzenьxъ |
| vocative | *selzeni | *selzeni | *selzeni |
* 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).