Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščelь
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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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cleave”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell”).
Noun
*ščelь f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ščelь | *ščeli | *ščeli |
| genitive | *ščeli | *ščelьju, *ščeľu* | *ščelьjь, *ščeli* |
| dative | *ščeli | *ščelьma | *ščelьmъ |
| accusative | *ščelь | *ščeli | *ščeli |
| instrumental | *ščelьjǫ, *ščeľǫ* | *ščelьma | *ščelьmi |
| locative | *ščeli | *ščelьju, *ščeľu* | *ščelьxъ |
| vocative | *ščeli | *ščeli | *ščeli |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
Related terms
- *čeľustь (“jaw”) (in its first element)
- *ščelpъ (“lower jaw”)
- *skala (“rock, crag”)
- *skolьka (“shell, vesicle”)
- *oskolъkъ (“splinter”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- щіль in Горох.ua (Етимологія)