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]
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
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: колꙑбѣль (kolybělĭ)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колыбе́ль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolybělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 165