Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smola

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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 *smelāˀ, *smаlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *smel- (: *smol-).

Baltic cognates include Latvian smeļi (resinous logs), Lithuanian smė̃lа, smelà (resin), smil̃kti (to smoke slightly), smilkýti (to fume).

Indo-European cognates include Low German smelen, Middle English smolder, Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (to glow, burn, smoulder), Middle Irish *smāl- : *smōl-.

Noun

*smolà f

  1. black pitch
  2. resin

Declension

Declension of *smolà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *smolà *smòlě *smolỳ
genitive *smolỳ *smolù *smòlъ
dative *smolě̀ *smolàma *smolàmъ
accusative *smolǫ̀ *smòlě *smolỳ
instrumental *smolòjǫ, *smòlǫ** *smolàma *smolàmī
locative *smolě̀ *smolù *smolàsъ, *smolàxъ*
vocative *smolo *smòlě *smolỳ

* -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).

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