Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlina
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Noun
Declension
Declension of *dьlina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dьlina | *dьlině | *dьliny |
| genitive | *dьliny | *dьlinu | *dьlinъ |
| dative | *dьlině | *dьlinama | *dьlinamъ |
| accusative | *dьlinǫ | *dьlině | *dьliny |
| instrumental | *dьlinojǫ, *dьlinǫ** | *dьlinama | *dьlinami |
| locative | *dьlině | *dьlinu | *dьlinasъ, *dьlinaxъ* |
| vocative | *dьlino | *dьlině | *dьliny |
* -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).
** 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
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Serbo-Croatian: dljìna (14-16ᵗʰ c.)
References
- ^ Anikin, A. E. (2020) “длина́”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 14 (дигнитарь – дрощи), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 73: “прасл. *dьľina ― prasl. *dʹľina”
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьlina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 209
- ^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “длина”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 229: “праслав. *дьлина ― praslav. *dʹlina”
Further reading
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “длина́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 142
- Vasmer, Max (1964) “длина́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – Д), Moscow: Progress, page 517
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “длина́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 109
- Krylov, G. A. (2004) “длина”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN, page 114