Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/novъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *náwas, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Adjective

*nòvъ (comparative *novějь)

1. new

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Indefinite declension of *novъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*novъ	*nova	*novo
genitive	*nova	*novy	*nova
dative	*novu	*nově	*novu
accusative	*novъ	*novǫ	*novo
instrumental	*novomь	*novojǫ	*novomь
locative	*nově	*nově	*nově
vocative	*nove	*novo	*novo
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*nova	*nově	*nově
genitive	*novu	*novu	*novu
dative	*novoma	*novama	*novoma
accusative	*nova	*nově	*nově
instrumental	*novoma	*novama	*novoma
locative	*novu	*novu	*novu
vocative	*nova	*nově	*nově
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*novi	*novy	*nova
genitive	*novъ	*novъ	*novъ
dative	*novomъ	*novamъ	*novomъ
accusative	*novy	*novy	*nova
instrumental	*novy	*novami	*novy
locative	*nověxъ	*novaxъ	*nověxъ
vocative	*novi	*novy	*nova

Definite declension of *novъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*novъjь	*novaja	*novoje
genitive	*novajego	*novyję̇	*novajego
dative	*novujemu	*nověji	*novujemu
accusative	*novъjь	*novǫjǫ	*novoje
instrumental	*novyjimь	*novǫjǫ	*novyjimь
locative	*novějemь	*nověji	*novějemь
vocative	*novъjь	*novaja	*novoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*novaja	*nověji	*nověji
genitive	*novuju	*novuju	*novuju
dative	*novyjima	*novyjima	*novyjima
accusative	*novaja	*nověji	*nověji
instrumental	*novyjima	*novyjima	*novyjima
locative	*novuju	*novuju	*novuju
vocative	*novaja	*nověji	*nověji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*noviji	*novyję̇	*novaja
genitive	*novъjixъ	*novъjixъ	*novъjixъ
dative	*novyjimъ	*novyjimъ	*novyjimъ
accusative	*novyję̇	*novyję̇	*novaja
instrumental	*novyjimi	*novyjimi	*novyjimi
locative	*novyjixъ	*novyjixъ	*novyjixъ
vocative	*noviji	*novyję̇	*novaja

Related terms

• *devętъ (“ninth”) (possibly)
• *nyně (“now”), *nъ (possibly)

Derived terms

• *novakъ (“novice”)
• *novica
• *novičь / *noviča (“probie, rookie”)
• *novikъ
• *novina (“something new”)
  • *novinъka (“novelty, something new, new product”)
  • *novinьnъ
• *novišče / *novisko
• *noviti
• *novizna (“newness, being new”)
• *noviznь
• *novočistь / *novočistъ
• *novoděliti (“to remake”)
• *novodělъ (“remake”)
• *novoměsęcь
• *novoročьnъ
• *novosadъ
• *novosedlъ (“new inhabitant”)
  • *novosedlьcь
  • *novosedlьje (“housewarming, housewarming party”)
• *novostь (“news, novelty, innovation”)
• *novota
  • *novotina
  • *novotьnъ
• *novoterbъ
• *novoukъ
• *novoženъ
  • *novoženьcь
• *novožilъ
• *novožirъ
• *Novъgordъ
• *novъka / *novъkъ / *novъko
• *novь (“virgin soil, unplowed land”)
• *novьcь
• *novьskъ (“of a virgin land, of an unplowed land”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: новъ (novŭ)
    • Belarusian: но́вы (nóvy)
    • Russian: но́вый (nóvyj)
    • Ukrainian: нови́й (novýj)
  • Old Novgorodian: новꙑи (novyi)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: новъ (novŭ)

    Glagolitic: ⱀⱁⰲⱏ (novŭ)

  • Bulgarian: нов (nov)
  • Macedonian: нов (nov)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: но̏в

    Latin: nȍv

  • Slovene: nȍv (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: nový
    • Czech: nový
  • Old Polish: nowy
    • Polish: nowy
    • Silesian: nowy
  • Old Slovak: nový
    • Pannonian Rusyn: нови (novi)
    • Slovak: nový
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: nowi
    • Slovincian: nôwy
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: nowy
    • Lower Sorbian: nowy

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “новый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “новый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 575
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*novъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 26 (*novoukъ(jь) – *obgorditi), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 9
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “новый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa