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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-Balto-Slavic *gilˀtás, akin to Lithuanian gel̃tas (stress pattern 4), Latvian dzȩlts (dialectal, standard dzeltens). Classically derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tós from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”), similar to Proto-Slavic *zelenъ (“green”), *zoltъ (“golden”).
Adjective
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žьltъ | *žьlta | *žьlto |
| genitive | *žьlta | *žьlty | *žьlta |
| dative | *žьltu | *žьltě | *žьltu |
| accusative | *žьltъ | *žьltǫ | *žьlto |
| instrumental | *žьltomь | *žьltojǫ | *žьltomь |
| locative | *žьltě | *žьltě | *žьltě |
| vocative | *žьlte | *žьlto | *žьlto |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žьlta | *žьltě | *žьltě |
| genitive | *žьltu | *žьltu | *žьltu |
| dative | *žьltoma | *žьltama | *žьltoma |
| accusative | *žьlta | *žьltě | *žьltě |
| instrumental | *žьltoma | *žьltama | *žьltoma |
| locative | *žьltu | *žьltu | *žьltu |
| vocative | *žьlta | *žьltě | *žьltě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žьlti | *žьlty | *žьlta |
| genitive | *žьltъ | *žьltъ | *žьltъ |
| dative | *žьltomъ | *žьltamъ | *žьltomъ |
| accusative | *žьlty | *žьlty | *žьlta |
| instrumental | *žьlty | *žьltami | *žьlty |
| locative | *žьltěxъ | *žьltaxъ | *žьltěxъ |
| vocative | *žьlti | *žьlty | *žьlta |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žьltъjь | *žьltaja | *žьltoje |
| genitive | *žьltajego | *žьltyję̇ | *žьltajego |
| dative | *žьltujemu | *žьltěji | *žьltujemu |
| accusative | *žьltъjь | *žьltǫjǫ | *žьltoje |
| instrumental | *žьltyjimь | *žьltǫjǫ | *žьltyjimь |
| locative | *žьltějemь | *žьltěji | *žьltějemь |
| vocative | *žьltъjь | *žьltaja | *žьltoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žьltaja | *žьltěji | *žьltěji |
| genitive | *žьltuju | *žьltuju | *žьltuju |
| dative | *žьltyjima | *žьltyjima | *žьltyjima |
| accusative | *žьltaja | *žьltěji | *žьltěji |
| instrumental | *žьltyjima | *žьltyjima | *žьltyjima |
| locative | *žьltuju | *žьltuju | *žьltuju |
| vocative | *žьltaja | *žьltěji | *žьltěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žьltiji | *žьltyję̇ | *žьltaja |
| genitive | *žьltъjixъ | *žьltъjixъ | *žьltъjixъ |
| dative | *žьltyjimъ | *žьltyjimъ | *žьltyjimъ |
| accusative | *žьltyję̇ | *žьltyję̇ | *žьltaja |
| instrumental | *žьltyjimi | *žьltyjimi | *žьltyjimi |
| locative | *žьltyjixъ | *žьltyjixъ | *žьltyjixъ |
| vocative | *žьltiji | *žьltyję̇ | *žьltaja |
Related terms
See also
| *bělъ (of animals) *bronъ |
*sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
| *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ (of animals) *gnědъ |
*žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
| *zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
| *polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
| *slivъ | *bagrъ |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлтый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жълт”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 563
- жовтий in Горох.ua
- “geltonas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žьltъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 565: “adj. o ‘yellow’”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žolt”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žь̑ltъ”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žьltъ žьlta žьlto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b guld (PR 136)”