Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlь

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 *dlh₁- (“long”), a marginal root most widely represented via its derived form *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”).[1]

    Noun

    *dьlь f[1]

    1. length

    Inflection

    Declension of *dьlь (i-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *dьlь *dьli *dьli
    genitive *dьli *dьlьju, *dьľu* *dьlьjь, *dьli*
    dative *dьli *dьlьma *dьlьmъ
    accusative *dьlь *dьli *dьli
    instrumental *dьlьjǫ, *dьľǫ* *dьlьma *dьlьmi
    locative *dьli *dьlьju, *dьľu* *dьlьxъ
    vocative *dьli *dьli *dьli

    * 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).

    • *dьlgъ (“long”)
    • *dьlina (“length, longitude”)
    • *dьliti (“to last”)
    • *dьlžina (“length, longitude”)
    • *po dьlě (“aside, according to”)
    • *vъ dьlě (“along, according to”)

    Descendants

    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: dél (poetic)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dьlь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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