желꙗ
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Old East Slavic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gḗlˀis, *gḗlˀāˀ, akin to Proto-Slavic *žalь and Czech žel. Academician B. A. Rybakov, following S. A. Gedeonov, compared Желя from "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" with the Czech goddess Zelu.
Pronunciation
Noun
желꙗ (želja) f
Declension
Declension of желꙗ (soft a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | желꙗ želja |
жели želi |
желѣ želě |
| Genitive | желѣ želě |
желю želju |
жель želĭ |
| Dative | жели želi |
желꙗма željama |
желꙗмъ željamŭ |
| Accusative | желѭ željǫ |
жели želi |
желѣ želě |
| Instrumental | желеѭ želejǫ |
желꙗма željama |
желꙗми željami |
| Locative | жели želi |
желю želju |
желꙗхъ željaxŭ |
| Vocative | желе žele |
жели želi |
желѣ želě |
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “желя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “желѩ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 854