Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sebe

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

Pronoun

*sebe

1. (of) oneself, each other; genitive of *sę

Declension

Declension of the personal pronouns

Singular	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*jãzъ, *jà	*ty̑	—
Accusative	*mę̑	*tę̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*mȅne	*tȅbe	*sȅbe
Locative	*mьně̀	*tebě̀	*sebě̀
Dative	*mьně̀, *mi	*tebě̀, *ti	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*mъnòjǫ, *mъnojǫ̀	*tobòjǫ, *tobojǫ̀	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*mojь	*tvojь	*svojь
Dual	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*vě̑	*vȃ	—
Accusative	*nȃ	*vȃ	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàju	*vàju	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàju	*vàju	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàma, *na	*vàma, *va	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàma	*vàma	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь
Plural	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*my̑	*vy̑	—
Accusative	*ny̑	*vy̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàmъ, *ny	*vàmъ, *vy	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàmi	*vàmi	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: сябе́ (sjabjé) (< *sębe, a blend of accusative *sę- + genitive *-be)
  • Russian: себя́ (sebjá) (< *sebę, a blend of genitive *seb- + accusative *-ę)
  • Ukrainian: себе́ (sebé)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: себе (sebe)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: себе (sebe)
  • Bulgarian: себе (sebe)
  • Macedonian: себе (sebe)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: се̏бе

    Latin script: sȅbe

  • Slovene: sebe
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: sebe
  • Polish: siebie
  • Slovak: seba
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: sebje
    • Upper Sorbian: sebje