Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kǫkoľь
Proto-Slavic edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
Etymology edit
Might be related or borrowed from Ancient Greek κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”) or Latin conchȳlium. Sometimes associated with Lithuanian kañkalas (“bell”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
*kǫkoľь m
Declension edit
Declension of *kǫkoľь (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *kǫkoľь | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe* |
genitive | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* | *kǫkoľьjь, *kǫkoľi* |
dative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьma | *kǫkoľьmъ |
accusative | *kǫkoľь | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľi |
instrumental | *kǫkoľьmь | *kǫkoľьma | *kǫkoľьmi |
locative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* | *kǫkoľьxъ |
vocative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe* |
* 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).
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ку́коль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress