Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezčędьnъ

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 *bez- +‎ *čędo +‎ *-ьnъ, possibly calque of Ancient Greek ἄτεκνος (áteknos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέκνον (téknon, “child”), in the sense of "not bearing fruit".

Adjective

*bezčędьnъ

1. childless
2. barren, infertile
3. fruitless, unproductive

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьnъ	*bezčędьna	*bezčędьno
genitive	*bezčędьna	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьna
dative	*bezčędьnu	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьnu
accusative	*bezčędьnъ	*bezčędьnǫ	*bezčędьno
instrumental	*bezčędьnomь	*bezčędьnojǫ	*bezčędьnomь
locative	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьně
vocative	*bezčędьne	*bezčędьno	*bezčędьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьna	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьně
genitive	*bezčędьnu	*bezčędьnu	*bezčędьnu
dative	*bezčędьnoma	*bezčędьnama	*bezčędьnoma
accusative	*bezčędьna	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьně
instrumental	*bezčędьnoma	*bezčędьnama	*bezčędьnoma
locative	*bezčędьnu	*bezčędьnu	*bezčędьnu
vocative	*bezčędьna	*bezčędьně	*bezčędьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьni	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьna
genitive	*bezčędьnъ	*bezčędьnъ	*bezčędьnъ
dative	*bezčędьnomъ	*bezčędьnamъ	*bezčędьnomъ
accusative	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьna
instrumental	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьnami	*bezčędьny
locative	*bezčędьněxъ	*bezčędьnaxъ	*bezčędьněxъ
vocative	*bezčędьni	*bezčędьny	*bezčędьna

Definite declension of *bezčędьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьnъjь	*bezčędьnaja	*bezčędьnoje
genitive	*bezčędьnajego	*bezčędьnyję̇	*bezčędьnajego
dative	*bezčędьnujemu	*bezčędьněji	*bezčędьnujemu
accusative	*bezčędьnъjь	*bezčędьnǫjǫ	*bezčędьnoje
instrumental	*bezčędьnyjimь	*bezčędьnǫjǫ	*bezčędьnyjimь
locative	*bezčędьnějemь	*bezčędьněji	*bezčędьnějemь
vocative	*bezčędьnъjь	*bezčędьnaja	*bezčędьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьnaja	*bezčędьněji	*bezčędьněji
genitive	*bezčędьnuju	*bezčędьnuju	*bezčędьnuju
dative	*bezčędьnyjima	*bezčędьnyjima	*bezčędьnyjima
accusative	*bezčędьnaja	*bezčędьněji	*bezčędьněji
instrumental	*bezčędьnyjima	*bezčędьnyjima	*bezčędьnyjima
locative	*bezčędьnuju	*bezčędьnuju	*bezčędьnuju
vocative	*bezčędьnaja	*bezčędьněji	*bezčędьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*bezčędьniji	*bezčędьnyję̇	*bezčędьnaja
genitive	*bezčędьnъjixъ	*bezčędьnъjixъ	*bezčędьnъjixъ
dative	*bezčędьnyjimъ	*bezčędьnyjimъ	*bezčędьnyjimъ
accusative	*bezčędьnyję̇	*bezčędьnyję̇	*bezčędьnaja
instrumental	*bezčędьnyjimi	*bezčędьnyjimi	*bezčędьnyjimi
locative	*bezčędьnyjixъ	*bezčędьnyjixъ	*bezčędьnyjixъ
vocative	*bezčędьniji	*bezčędьnyję̇	*bezčędьnaja

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: бесча́дный (besčádnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: бещѧдьнъ (beštędĭnŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰵⱋⱔⰴⱐⱀⱏ (beštędĭnŭ)

  • Bulgarian: безче́ден (bezčéden)
  • Macedonian: бесчеден (besčeden)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: бѐшчедан

    Latin script: bèščedan

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezčędьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15