Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlgota

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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 *dьlgъ +‎ *-ota.

Noun

*dьlgotà f

  1. length

Inflection

Declension of *dьlgotà (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dьlgotà *dьlgotě *dьlgoty
genitive *dьlgoty *dьlgotu *dьlgotъ
dative *dьlgotě *dьlgotama *dьlgotamъ
accusative *dьlgotǫ *dьlgotě *dьlgoty
instrumental *dьlgotojǫ, *dьlgotǫ** *dьlgotama *dьlgotami
locative *dьlgotě *dьlgotu *dьlgotasъ, *dьlgotaxъ*
vocative *dьlgoto *dьlgotě *dьlgoty

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьlgotà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 133