Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pětьlъ
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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
Formed as *pěti (“to sing”) + *-ьlъ, with preserved -t- from the infinitive. Of onomatopoeic nature, just like Proto-Slavic *kokotъ (from ko-ko!) and Proto-Slavic *kurъ (from ku-ku!). In parallel to this form, some daughter languages employ the duals *pěvьnь (in Ukrainian/Belarusian), *pětuxъ (in Russian), *pětelìnъ[1] (in Slovene).
Noun
*pětь̀lъ m
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *pětь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pětь̀lъ | *pětьlà | *pětьlì |
| genitive | *pětьlà | *pětьlù | *pětь̀lъ |
| dative | *pětьlù | *pětьlòma | *pětьlòmъ |
| accusative | *pětь̀lъ | *pětьlà | *pětьlỳ |
| instrumental | *pětьlъ̀mь, *pětьlòmь* | *pětьlòma | *pětь̀ly |
| locative | *pětьlě̀ | *pětьlù | *pětь̀lěxъ |
| vocative | *pětьle | *pětьlà | *pětьlì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
Also see
- *pipę (“chicken”)
- *pilę (“chicken”)
- *kurica (“hen”)
- *kokošь(ka) (“hen”)
- *pipa (“hen”)
- *pipati (“to pip”)
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “петух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “петел¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 195
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “petélin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*pěteli̋nъ”