Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьly
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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
Possibly, akin to Latin dōlium (“cask”). Further origin unclear:
- If inherited, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”), related to Proto-Celtic *delwā (“shape”);
- Possibly of substrate origin, akin to Persian دلو (dalv, “tub”), Arabic لْو (dalw, “bucket”) (of Semitic origin).
Noun
Declension
Declension of *dьly (hard v-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dьly | *dьlъvi | *dьlъvi |
| genitive | *dьlъve | *dьlъvu | *dьlъvъ |
| dative | *dьlъvi | *dьlъvьma, *dьlъvama* | *dьlъvьmъ, *dьlъvamъ* |
| accusative | *dьlъvь | *dьlъvi | *dьlъvi |
| instrumental | *dьlъvьjǫ, *dьlъvľǫ** | *dьlъvьma, *dьlъvama* | *dьlъvьmi, *dьlъvami* |
| locative | *dьlъve | *dьlъvu | *dьlъvьxъ, *dьlъvaxъ* |
| vocative | *dьly | *dьlъvi | *dьlъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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:
- Old East Slavic: дълꙑ (dŭly)
- South Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьly”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134: “f. ū ‘cask’”
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьly”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 210