Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolěja
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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
- *kolějь m
Etymology
Noun
*kolěja f
Declension
Declension of *kolěja (soft a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kolěja | *kolěji | *kolěję̇ |
| genitive | *kolěję̇ | *kolěju | *kolějь |
| dative | *kolěji | *kolějama | *kolějamъ |
| accusative | *kolějǫ | *kolěji | *kolěję̇ |
| instrumental | *kolějejǫ, *kolějǫ** | *kolějama | *kolějami |
| locative | *kolěji | *kolěju | *kolějasъ, *kolějaxъ* |
| vocative | *kolěje | *kolěji | *kolěję̇ |
* -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:
- Slovene: koléja (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolěja/*kolějь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 131
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колея́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “колія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka