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- (long), a marginal root most widely represented via its derived form *dl̥h₁gʰós (long).

Noun

*dьlь f

  1. length

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).

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dél (poetic)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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