Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьlčь
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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 reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulˀkis/*źulˀktis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Cognate with Lithuanian tulžìs (via metathesis), Latvian žul̂ts, žul̂kts f. Related to *zelenъ (“green”), *zoltъ (“golden”), with possible influence from *žьltъ.
For the semantic relation, compare Proto-Germanic *gallǭ (“gall”), Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) from the same proto-root.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *zьlčь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *zьlčь | *zьlči | *zьlči |
| genitive | *zьlči | *zьlčьju, *zьlču* | *zьlčьjь, *zьlči* |
| dative | *zьlči | *zьlčьma | *zьlčьmъ |
| accusative | *zьlčь | *zьlči | *zьlči |
| instrumental | *zьlčьjǫ, *zьlčǫ* | *zьlčьma | *zьlčьmi |
| locative | *zьlči | *zьlčьju, *zьlču* | *zьlčьxъ |
| vocative | *zьlči | *zьlči | *zьlči |
* 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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Descendants
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлчь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “злъч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 646
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*zьlčь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȏlč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žь̑lčь, *zь̑lčь”