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
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).
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Church Slavonic: ралиꙗ (ralija)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*orlьja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 375
- Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*orl'a/*orlьja/*orlьje”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 177