Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sliva
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sliˀwā́ˀ, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”), from which also Proto-Germanic *slaihwǭ (“sloe”).
Noun
*slìva f
Inflection
Declension of *slìva (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *slìva | *slìvě | *slìvy |
| genitive | *slìvy | *slìvu | *slìvъ |
| dative | *slìvě | *slìvama | *slìvamъ |
| accusative | *slìvǫ | *slìvě | *slìvy |
| instrumental | *slìvojǫ, *slìvǭ** | *slìvama | *slìvamī |
| locative | *slìvě | *slìvu | *slìvasъ, *slìvaxъ* |
| vocative | *slìvo | *slìvě | *slìvy |
* -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).
Descendants
- Old East Slavic: слива (sliva)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сли́ва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress