Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orlьja

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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

From *orti (to plough) +‎ *-lьja.

Noun

*orlьja f

  1. field, arable land

Inflection

Declension of *orlьja (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *orlьja *orlьji *orlьję̇
genitive *orlьję̇ *orlьju *orlьjь
dative *orlьji *orlьjama *orlьjamъ
accusative *orlьjǫ *orlьji *orlьję̇
instrumental *orlьjejǫ, *orlьjǫ** *orlьjama *orlьjami
locative *orlьji *orlьju *orlьjasъ, *orlьjaxъ*
vocative *orlьje *orlьji *orlьję̇

* -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).

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*orlьja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

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