Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rodina

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 *rodъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*rodina f

Declension

Declension of *rodina (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*rodina	*rodině	*rodiny
genitive	*rodiny	*rodinu	*rodinъ
dative	*rodině	*rodinama	*rodinamъ
accusative	*rodinǫ	*rodině	*rodiny
instrumental	rodinojǫ, rodinǫ^**	*rodinama	*rodinami
locative	*rodině	*rodinu	rodinasъ, rodinaxъ^*
vocative	*rodino	*rodině	*rodiny

^* -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:
- Belarusian: радзі́на (radzína), ро́дзiна (ródzina)
- Russian: ро́дина (ródina)
- Carpathian Rusyn: родина́ (rodyná)
- Ukrainian: роди́на (rodýna)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: роди́на (rodína)
- Macedonian: родина (rodina)
- Slovene: rodína, ródina (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: rodina
  - Czech: rodina
- Old Polish: rodzina
  - Polish: rodzina
  - Silesian: rodzina
- Old Slovak: rodina
  - Pannonian Rusyn: родзина (rodzina)
  - Slovak: rodina
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: rodzëna
  - Slovincian: rôdzëna
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: rodźina
  - Lower Sorbian: roźina