Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlь
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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 *dlh₁-.
Noun
*dьlь f
Inflection
Declension of *dьlь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dьlь | *dьli | *dьli |
| genitive | *dьli | *dьlьju, *dьľu* | *dьlьjь, *dьli* |
| dative | *dьli | *dьlьma | *dьlьmъ |
| accusative | *dьlь | *dьli | *dьli |
| instrumental | *dьlьjǫ, *dьľǫ* | *dьlьma | *dьlьmi |
| locative | *dьli | *dьlьju, *dьľu* | *dьlьxъ |
| vocative | *dьli | *dьli | *dьli |
* 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Czech: dél (poetic)
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьlь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134