Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gomola
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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 forms
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gom- (“to squeeze, to press”) + *-ola. Cognate with Lithuanian gãmalas (“chunk, lump”).
A secondary form *gomyla (“lump; mound”), attested in several branches, was probably influenced by Proto-Slavic *mogyla (“mound”).
Noun
*gomola f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *gomola (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *gomola | *gomolě | *gomoly |
| genitive | *gomoly | *gomolu | *gomolъ |
| dative | *gomolě | *gomolama | *gomolamъ |
| accusative | *gomolǫ | *gomolě | *gomoly |
| instrumental | *gomolojǫ, *gomolǫ** | *gomolama | *gomolami |
| locative | *gomolě | *gomolu | *gomolasъ, *gomolaxъ* |
| vocative | *gomolo | *gomolě | *gomoly |
* -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:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “gomolj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *gomoľь̏, gomola̋, *gomoľa̋”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гомо́ла”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гомілка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gomola/*gomolъ/*gomula/*gomyla”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 18
- “gamalas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012