Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъ

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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 1

    Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (to chop, to separate). Compare Proto-Slavic *polъka, *polica (shelf, file); see Lithuanian spãlis (flax boon; October) for more potential cognates.

    Noun

    *pólъ m

    1. side, flank
    2. half
    3. member of a pair of options → gender, sex
    Inflection
    Declension of *polъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *polъ *pòla *pòli
    genitive *pòla *pòlu *pòlъ
    dative *pòlu *pòloma *pòlomъ
    accusative *polъ *pòla *pòly
    instrumental *pòlъmь, *pòlomь* *pòloma *pòlȳ
    locative *pòlě *pòlu *pòlě̄xъ
    vocative *pòle *pòla *pòli

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Secondarily:

    Declension of *polъ (u-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *polъ *poly *polove
    genitive *polu *polovu *polovъ
    dative *polovi *polъma *polъmъ
    accusative *polъ *poly *poly
    instrumental *polъmь *polъma *polъmi
    locative *polu *polovu *polъxъ
    vocative *polu *poly *polove
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    Further reading
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пол¹ (gender), пол² (half)”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 489

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “spalis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 418
    2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pol¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412:m. o ‘half ’
    3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “1polъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c køn, halvdel (PR 137)
    4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “pol”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *pȍlъ

    Etymology 2

      Either identical with Etymology 1 or from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to cover, to span, to fold), *pleh₂- (to flatten). Compare Old Norse fjǫl (board).

      Noun

      *pólъ m

      1. expanse, extent, plane
      2. (by specialization) floor
        Synonym: *podъ
      Inflection
      Declension of *pȍlъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
      singular dual plural
      nominative *pȍlъ *pȍla *pȍli
      genitive *pȍla *polù *pòlъ
      dative *pȍlu *polomà *polòmъ
      accusative *pȍlъ *pȍla *pȍly
      instrumental *pȍlъmь, *pȍlomь* *polomà *polý
      locative *pȍlě *polù *polě̃xъ
      vocative *pole *pȍla *pȍli

      * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • East Slavic:
      • South Slavic:
        • Bulgarian: поли́ pl (polí, fells, slopes (of mountain))
      Further reading
      • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пола”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 491

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pol²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412:m. o
      2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
      3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “2polъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c belægning (PR 137)