Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velьjь
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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 *vele + *jь with tense e becoming ь. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, see also Proto-Germanic *wela.
Adjective
*velьjь (comparative *boľьjь or *vęťьjь)
Declension
Indefinite declension of *velьjь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *velьjь | *velьja | *velьje |
| genitive | *velьja | *velьję̇ | *velьja |
| dative | *velьju | *velьji | *velьju |
| accusative | *velьjь | *velьjǫ | *velьje |
| instrumental | *velьjemь | *velьjejǫ | *velьjemь |
| locative | *velьji | *velьji | *velьji |
| vocative | *velьju | *velьje | *velьje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *velьja | *velьji | *velьji |
| genitive | *velьju | *velьju | *velьju |
| dative | *velьjema | *velьjama | *velьjema |
| accusative | *velьja | *velьji | *velьji |
| instrumental | *velьjema | *velьjama | *velьjema |
| locative | *velьju | *velьju | *velьju |
| vocative | *velьja | *velьji | *velьji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *velьji | *velьję̇ | *velьja |
| genitive | *velьjь | *velьjь | *velьjь |
| dative | *velьjemъ | *velьjamъ | *velьjemъ |
| accusative | *velьję̇ | *velьję̇ | *velьja |
| instrumental | *velьji | *velьjami | *velьji |
| locative | *velьjixъ | *velьjaxъ | *velьjixъ |
| vocative | *velьji | *velьję̇ | *velьja |
Definite declension of *velьjь (soft)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *velьjьjь | *velьjaja | *velьjeje |
| genitive | *velьjajego | *velьję̇ję̇ | *velьjajego |
| dative | *velьjujemu | *velьjiji | *velьjujemu |
| accusative | *velьjьjь | *velьjǫjǫ | *velьjeje |
| instrumental | *velьjijimь | *velьjǫjǫ | *velьjijimь |
| locative | *velьjijemь | *velьjiji | *velьjijemь |
| vocative | *velьjьjь | *velьjaja | *velьjeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *velьjaja | *velьjiji | *velьjiji |
| genitive | *velьjuju | *velьjuju | *velьjuju |
| dative | *velьjijima | *velьjijima | *velьjijima |
| accusative | *velьjaja | *velьjiji | *velьjiji |
| instrumental | *velьjijima | *velьjijima | *velьjijima |
| locative | *velьjuju | *velьjuju | *velьjuju |
| vocative | *velьjaja | *velьjiji | *velьjiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *velьjiji | *velьję̇ję̇ | *velьjaja |
| genitive | *velьjьjixъ | *velьjьjixъ | *velьjьjixъ |
| dative | *velьjijimъ | *velьjijimъ | *velьjijimъ |
| accusative | *velьję̇ję̇ | *velьję̇ję̇ | *velьjaja |
| instrumental | *velьjijimi | *velьjijimi | *velьjijimi |
| locative | *velьjijixъ | *velьjijixъ | *velьjijixъ |
| vocative | *velьjiji | *velьję̇ję̇ | *velьjaja |
Derived terms
Antonyms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: велии (velii)
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia. (1999). Poland: Ksie̦garnia Akademicka, p. 34