Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěglъ

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-Indo-European *kay- +‎ *-glъ.

    Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌻-𐍃 (aina-kl-s), Latin sin-gul-us; Sanskrit केवल (kevala) (< *kaywelo-), Latin caelebs.

    Adjective

    *cěglъ

    1. single
    2. unique

    Declension

    Indefinite declension of *cěglъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěglъ *cěgla *cěglo
    genitive *cěgla *cěgly *cěgla
    dative *cěglu *cěglě *cěglu
    accusative *cěglъ *cěglǫ *cěglo
    instrumental *cěglomь *cěglojǫ *cěglomь
    locative *cěglě *cěglě *cěglě
    vocative *cěgle *cěglo *cěglo
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
    genitive *cěglu *cěglu *cěglu
    dative *cěgloma *cěglama *cěgloma
    accusative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
    instrumental *cěgloma *cěglama *cěgloma
    locative *cěglu *cěglu *cěglu
    vocative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěgli *cěgly *cěgla
    genitive *cěglъ *cěglъ *cěglъ
    dative *cěglomъ *cěglamъ *cěglomъ
    accusative *cěgly *cěgly *cěgla
    instrumental *cěgly *cěglami *cěgly
    locative *cěglěxъ *cěglaxъ *cěglěxъ
    vocative *cěgli *cěgly *cěgla
    Definite declension of *cěglъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěglъjь *cěglaja *cěgloje
    genitive *cěglajego *cěglyję̇ *cěglajego
    dative *cěglujemu *cěglěji *cěglujemu
    accusative *cěglъjь *cěglǫjǫ *cěgloje
    instrumental *cěglyjimь *cěglǫjǫ *cěglyjimь
    locative *cěglějemь *cěglěji *cěglějemь
    vocative *cěglъjь *cěglaja *cěgloje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
    genitive *cěgluju *cěgluju *cěgluju
    dative *cěglyjima *cěglyjima *cěglyjima
    accusative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
    instrumental *cěglyjima *cěglyjima *cěglyjima
    locative *cěgluju *cěgluju *cěgluju
    vocative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *cěgliji *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja
    genitive *cěglъjixъ *cěglъjixъ *cěglъjixъ
    dative *cěglyjimъ *cěglyjimъ *cěglyjimъ
    accusative *cěglyję̇ *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja
    instrumental *cěglyjimi *cěglyjimi *cěglyjimi
    locative *cěglyjixъ *cěglyjixъ *cěglyjixъ
    vocative *cěgliji *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja

    Descendants

    • Church Slavonic: цѣглъ (cěglŭ)
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: чеглꙑи (čeglyi), чеклꙑи (čeklyi)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic: —

    References

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “цегл”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cěglъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 176