Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolybělь

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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

By surface analysis, *kolybati +‎ *-ělь.

Noun

*kolybělь f

  1. cradle

Inflection

Declension of *kolybělь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kolybělь *kolyběli *kolyběli
genitive *kolyběli *kolybělьju, *kolyběľu* *kolybělьjь, *kolyběli*
dative *kolyběli *kolybělьma *kolybělьmъ
accusative *kolybělь *kolyběli *kolyběli
instrumental *kolybělьjǫ, *kolyběľǫ* *kolybělьma *kolybělьmi
locative *kolyběli *kolybělьju, *kolyběľu* *kolybělьxъ
vocative *kolyběli *kolyběli *kolyběli

* 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

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolybělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 165