Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voltь

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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

Alternative forms

  • *voltъ m (u-stem)
  • *volta f (ā-stem)
    • Ukrainian: воло́та (volóta) (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀtiš, cognate with Lithuanian váltis (“oat ear”), Old Prussian wolti (“ear of corn”). Possibly further akin to Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), Old Irish folt (“hair”).

Noun

*vȏltь f

  1. panicle, ear (of corn)
    Synonym: *kolsъ

Declension

Declension of *vȏltь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *vȏltь *vȏlti *vȏlti
genitive *voltí *voltьjù, *volťu* *voltь̀jь
dative *vȏlti *voltьmà *vȏltьmъ
accusative *vȏltь *vȏlti *vȏlti
instrumental *voltьjǫ́ *voltьmà *voltьmì
locative *voltí *voltьjù, *volťu* *vȏltьxъ
vocative *volti *vȏlti *vȏlti

* 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).

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “voltь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c panicle (NA 129)”
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “lat”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *vȏltь”

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