Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dętelъ
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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
Disputed:
- Machek, Trubačev, Derksen, Snoj (dominant view): From *dьlbti, *dьlbati (“to delve, to carve”) + *-telъ (o-stem variant of *-teľь), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ- (“to dig, excavate”). Akin to dialectal *dьlbačь (attested in Bulgarian and Ukrainian). Nasalization due to presummed dissimilation l-T-l > n-T-l.
- Mladenov: From Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”) + *-telъ (cf. Ancient Greek δήξ (dḗx, “woodworm”)) with inherited nasalization, but with no other descendants from the reconstructed root within Balto-Slavic.
Noun
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *dętelъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dętelъ | *dętela | *dęteli |
| genitive | *dętela | *dętelu | *dętelъ |
| dative | *dętelu | *dęteloma | *dętelomъ |
| accusative | *dętelъ | *dętela | *dętely |
| instrumental | *dętelъmь, *dętelomь* | *dęteloma | *dętely |
| locative | *dętelě | *dętelu | *dętelěxъ |
| vocative | *dętele | *dętela | *dęteli |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *dętelina (“clover (Trifolium)”)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dętelъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107: “m. o ‘woodpecker’”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “detel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *dę̋tьlъ, prvotnejše morda *dę̋telъ”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dętelъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 27
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дя́тел”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “детел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 349