Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želbъ
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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
Uncertain. Has been compared with Ancient Greek δολφóς (dolphós, “gut”), δελφῡ́ς (delphū́s, “womb”), Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha, “fetus, womb”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-, however, (per Vasmer) semantically unsatisfactory. Alternatively, akin to Ancient Greek γλάφω (gláphō, “to dig, to hollow”), Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to flay, to scrape”).
Noun
Declension
Declension of *žȇlbъ (u-stem, accent paradigm c)
Declension of *žȇlbъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žȇlbъ | *žȇlba | *žȇlbi |
| genitive | *žȇlba | *želbù | *žẽlbъ |
| dative | *žȇlbu | *želbomà | *želbòmъ |
| accusative | *žȇlbъ | *žȇlba | *žȇlby |
| instrumental | *žȇlbъmь, *žȇlbomь* | *želbomà | *želbý |
| locative | *žȇlbě | *želbù | *želbě̃xъ |
| vocative | *želbe | *žȇlba | *žȇlbi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *želbiti (“to furrow, to trench”)
- *želbьcь, *želbica (“small socket, groove”)
- *želbina (“socket; muzzle, gorge”)
- *želbьnъ (“grooved”)
- *želbavъ (“notched, hooked”)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic languages:
- Hungarian: zsilip
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жолоб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жлеб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 549
- жолоб in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “želbъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “d rende (PR 137; RPT 105)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlȇb”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žȇlbъ”