Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/piščalь

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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 earlier *piskělь, from *piskati, *piščati (“squeak, whistle”) +‎ *-ělь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. According to Derksen, it's best to posit an onomatopoeic root *pī- followed by the suffix *-sk-.

    Noun

    *piščalь f

    1. (music) pipe
    2. shinbone
      Synonym: *golěnь

    Declension

    Declension of *piščalь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *piščalь *piščali *piščali
    genitive *piščali *piščalьju, *piščaľu* *piščalьjь, *piščali*
    dative *piščali *piščalьma *piščalьmъ
    accusative *piščalь *piščali *piščali
    instrumental *piščalьjǫ, *piščaľǫ* *piščalьma *piščalьmi
    locative *piščali *piščalьju, *piščaľu* *piščalьxъ
    vocative *piščali *piščali *piščali
    * 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

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пищаль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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