Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pola
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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
Either a semantic variation of *polъ via the specialization “half of suit/dress” → skirt or derived from *polti (“to twine, to wind, to lace”).
Noun
*pola f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pola | *polě | *poly |
| genitive | *poly | *polu | *polъ |
| dative | *polě | *polama | *polamъ |
| accusative | *polǫ | *polě | *poly |
| instrumental | *polojǫ, *polǫ** | *polama | *polami |
| locative | *polě | *polu | *polasъ, *polaxъ* |
| vocative | *polo | *polě | *poly |
* -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
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пола́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress