"basnь" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Proto-Slavic]

Etymology: Action noun of *bati, *bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”). Akin to Latin fābula (“narative”), Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”) and formally related to Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”) (from another meaning of the same PIE root). Etymology templates: {{m|sla-pro|*bati}} *bati, {{affix|sla-pro|*bajati|*-snь|t1=to tell, to narate}} *bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь, {{der|sla-pro|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||to speak, to tell}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”), {{cog|la|fābula||narative}} Latin fābula (“narative”), {{cog|gem-pro|*bōniz||prayer}} Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”), {{cog|grc|φάσμα||apparition, phantom}} Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”) Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun|bàsnь|ap=a|g=f|stem=i}} Forms: bàsnь [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], a [accent-paradigm], nominative, bàsnь [singular], bàsni [dual], bàsni [plural], genitive, bàsnī [singular], bàsnьju [dual], bàsnьjь [plural], dative, bàsni [singular], bàsnьma [dual], bàsnьmъ [plural], accusative, instrumental, bàsnьjǫ [singular], bàsnьmī [plural], locative, bàsnьxъ [plural], vocative, basni [singular]
  1. tale, poem, fable (succinct instructive story) Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-basnь-sla-pro-noun-F3IX8hq4 Categories (other): Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm a, Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snь Disambiguation of Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm a: 94 6 Disambiguation of Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snь: 94 6
  2. (rare) spell, incantation Tags: rare, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-basnь-sla-pro-noun-n74HlpAv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bàsňa (ja-stem), basma (alt: in Serbo-Croatian) Derived forms: basnьnikъ (english: poet, fabler), basnica (english: narative) Related terms: badli (english: witchdoctor, spiritual healer), bajьka (english: fable)

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "poet, fabler",
      "word": "basnьnikъ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "narative",
      "word": "basnica"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "баснь"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: баснь (basnʹ)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "(archaic)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ба́сня"
          },
          "expansion": "ба́сня (básnja)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: баснь (basnʹ) (archaic), ба́сня (básnja)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "ба́сні"
          },
          "expansion": "Ukrainian: ба́сні (básni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ukrainian: ба́сні (básni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "баснь",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Cyrillic script: баснь (basnĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Cyrillic script: баснь (basnĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ (basnĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ (basnĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "ба́сня",
            "3": "ба́сница"
          },
          "expansion": "Bulgarian: ба́сня (básnja), ба́сница (básnica)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: ба́сня (básnja), ба́сница (básnica)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "басна"
          },
          "expansion": "Macedonian: басна (basna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macedonian: басна (basna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "ба̏сна",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: ба̏сна",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: ба̏сна"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "bȁsna",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: bȁsna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: bȁsna"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "bȃsen",
            "alt": "",
            "bor": "",
            "der": "",
            "g": "",
            "pos": "",
            "t": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: bȃsen",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tonal orthography"
          },
          "expansion": "(tonal orthography)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bȃsen"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: bȃsen (tonal orthography)",
          "name": "desc/sl-tonal"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: bȃsen (tonal orthography)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-ocs",
            "2": "básn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Czech: básn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Czech: básn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "báseň"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: báseň",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: báseň"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-opl",
            "2": "baśń"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Polish: baśń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Polish: baśń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "baśń"
          },
          "expansion": "Polish: baśń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Polish: baśń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "báseň"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovak: báseň",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovak: báseň"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sorbian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "basń"
          },
          "expansion": "Lower Sorbian: basń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lower Sorbian: basń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "basń",
            "3": "basnica"
          },
          "expansion": "Upper Sorbian: basń, basnica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Upper Sorbian: basń, basnica"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Non-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "basm",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: basm",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: basm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bati"
      },
      "expansion": "*bati",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bajati",
        "3": "*-snь",
        "t1": "to tell, to narate"
      },
      "expansion": "*bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to speak, to tell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "fābula",
        "3": "",
        "4": "narative"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fābula (“narative”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*bōniz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "prayer"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φάσμα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "apparition, phantom"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Action noun of *bati, *bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”). Akin to Latin fābula (“narative”), Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”) and formally related to Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”) (from another meaning of the same PIE root).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bàsnь",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sla-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accent-paradigm"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьju",
      "roman": "bàsňu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьjь",
      "roman": "bàsnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьmъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accusative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "instrumental",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьjǫ",
      "roman": "bàsňǭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьmī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьxъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "basni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bàsnь",
        "ap": "a",
        "g": "f",
        "stem": "i"
      },
      "name": "sla-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Slavic",
  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/basnь",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "witchdoctor, spiritual healer",
      "word": "badli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fable",
      "word": "bajьka"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm a",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snь",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tale, poem, fable (succinct instructive story)"
      ],
      "id": "en-basnь-sla-pro-noun-F3IX8hq4",
      "links": [
        [
          "tale",
          "tale"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "fable",
          "fable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "spell, incantation"
      ],
      "id": "en-basnь-sla-pro-noun-n74HlpAv",
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) spell, incantation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ja-stem",
      "word": "bàsňa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "in Serbo-Croatian",
      "word": "basma"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Marko Snoj",
    "Rick Derksen"
  ],
  "word": "basnь"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Slavic feminine i-stem nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic feminine nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic i-stem nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic lemmas",
    "Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm a",
    "Proto-Slavic nouns",
    "Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-snь"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "poet, fabler",
      "word": "basnьnikъ"
    },
    {
      "english": "narative",
      "word": "basnica"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "баснь"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: баснь (basnʹ)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "(archaic)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ба́сня"
          },
          "expansion": "ба́сня (básnja)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: баснь (basnʹ) (archaic), ба́сня (básnja)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "ба́сні"
          },
          "expansion": "Ukrainian: ба́сні (básni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ukrainian: ба́сні (básni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Church Slavonic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "баснь",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Cyrillic script: баснь (basnĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Cyrillic script: баснь (basnĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ (basnĭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⱄⱀⱐ (basnĭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "ба́сня",
            "3": "ба́сница"
          },
          "expansion": "Bulgarian: ба́сня (básnja), ба́сница (básnica)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: ба́сня (básnja), ба́сница (básnica)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "басна"
          },
          "expansion": "Macedonian: басна (basna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macedonian: басна (basna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "ба̏сна",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: ба̏сна",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: ба̏сна"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "bȁsna",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: bȁsna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: bȁsna"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "bȃsen",
            "alt": "",
            "bor": "",
            "der": "",
            "g": "",
            "pos": "",
            "t": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: bȃsen",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tonal orthography"
          },
          "expansion": "(tonal orthography)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bȃsen"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: bȃsen (tonal orthography)",
          "name": "desc/sl-tonal"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: bȃsen (tonal orthography)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-ocs",
            "2": "básn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Czech: básn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Czech: básn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "báseň"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: báseň",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: báseň"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-opl",
            "2": "baśń"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Polish: baśń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Polish: baśń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "baśń"
          },
          "expansion": "Polish: baśń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Polish: baśń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "báseň"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovak: báseň",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovak: báseň"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sorbian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "basń"
          },
          "expansion": "Lower Sorbian: basń",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lower Sorbian: basń"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "basń",
            "3": "basnica"
          },
          "expansion": "Upper Sorbian: basń, basnica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Upper Sorbian: basń, basnica"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Non-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "basm",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: basm",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: basm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bati"
      },
      "expansion": "*bati",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*bajati",
        "3": "*-snь",
        "t1": "to tell, to narate"
      },
      "expansion": "*bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to speak, to tell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "fābula",
        "3": "",
        "4": "narative"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fābula (“narative”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*bōniz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "prayer"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φάσμα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "apparition, phantom"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Action noun of *bati, *bajati (“to tell, to narate”) + *-snь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to tell”). Akin to Latin fābula (“narative”), Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“prayer”) and formally related to Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”) (from another meaning of the same PIE root).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bàsnь",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sla-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accent-paradigm"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnь",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьju",
      "roman": "bàsňu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьjь",
      "roman": "bàsnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьmъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "accusative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "instrumental",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьjǫ",
      "roman": "bàsňǭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьmī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "locative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "bàsnьxъ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "basni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bàsnь",
        "ap": "a",
        "g": "f",
        "stem": "i"
      },
      "name": "sla-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Slavic",
  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/basnь",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "witchdoctor, spiritual healer",
      "word": "badli"
    },
    {
      "english": "fable",
      "word": "bajьka"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tale, poem, fable (succinct instructive story)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tale",
          "tale"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "fable",
          "fable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-Slavic terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spell, incantation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spell",
          "spell"
        ],
        [
          "incantation",
          "incantation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) spell, incantation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ja-stem",
      "word": "bàsňa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "in Serbo-Croatian",
      "word": "basma"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Marko Snoj",
    "Rick Derksen"
  ],
  "word": "basnь"
}

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