"govьno" meaning in Proto-Slavic

See govьno in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gawāˀ, of uncertain origin: * Originally "cow dung", from *govьno (“cow's”) + * some noun, from adjective *govьnъ, from *gov-, from *gʷṓws (“cow”). Compare Old Prussian aswinan (dadan) (“mare's milk”). Related to *govędo (“cattlehead”), *gumьno (“threshing floor”). * From Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH-. Related to Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha, “feces”) and *gaviti (“to disgust”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sla-pro|ine-bsl-pro|*gawāˀ}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *gawāˀ, {{af|sla-pro|||alt1=*govьno|alt2=* some noun|t1=cow's}} *govьno (“cow's”) + * some noun, {{ncog|prg|aswinan|aswinan (dadan)|t=mare's milk}} Old Prussian aswinan (dadan) (“mare's milk”), {{inh|sla-pro|ine-pro|*gʷewH-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH-, {{cog|sa|गूथ|t=feces}} Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha, “feces”) Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun|ap=b}} Forms: govьnò [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], govьnò [nominative, singular], govь̀ně [dual, nominative], govьnà [nominative, plural], govьnà [genitive, singular], govьnù [dual, genitive], govь̀nъ [genitive, plural], govьnù [dative, singular], govьnòma [dative, dual], govьnòmъ [dative, plural], govьnò [accusative, singular], govь̀ně [accusative, dual], govьnà [accusative, plural], govьnъ̀mь [instrumental, singular], govьnòmь [instrumental, singular], govьnòma [dual, instrumental], govь̀ny [instrumental, plural], govьně̀ [locative, singular], govьnù [dual, locative], govь̀něxъ [locative, plural], govьnò [singular, vocative], govь̀ně [dual, vocative], govьnà [plural, vocative]
  1. shit Wikipedia link: Marko Snoj, Rick Derksen Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: *lajьno
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        "Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm b",
        "Proto-Slavic nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
        "Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
        "sla-pro:Feces"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shit",
          "shit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*lajьno"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Marko Snoj",
        "Rick Derksen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "govьno"
}

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