Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vidla
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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
Probably originally plural form of *vidlo, from *viti (“to bend, twist”) + *-dlo.
Noun
*vidla f
Declension
Declension of *vidla (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vidla | *vidlě | *vidly |
| genitive | *vidly | *vidlu | *vidlъ |
| dative | *vidlě | *vidlama | *vidlamъ |
| accusative | *vidlǫ | *vidlě | *vidly |
| instrumental | *vidlojǫ, *vidlǫ** | *vidlama | *vidlami |
| locative | *vidlě | *vidlu | *vidlasъ, *vidlaxъ* |
| vocative | *vidlo | *vidlě | *vidly |
* -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).
See also
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: villa
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вила”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “вилы”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 151
- Martynov V. V. (1983) Язык в пространстве и времени: к проблеме глоттогенеза славян, Moscow: Nauka, page 84
- Trubačev O. N. (1966) Ремесленная терминология в славянских языках: этимология и опыт групповой реконструкции, Moscow: Nauka, page 111