Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/milъ
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *meilas; from Proto-Indo-European *m(e)ilH-lo-s; from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁-. Cognate with Lithuanian mielas (“nice, sweet, cute”), Latvian mīļš, mīls (“dear, cherished, beloved”) (dialectal), Old Prussian mijls (“dear”), Latin mitis (“mild, mellow”), Greek μείλιον (meílion, “pleasant gift”).
Adjective edit
Inflection edit
Indefinite declension of *milъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *milъ | *mila | *milo |
| genitive | *mila | *mily | *mila |
| dative | *milu | *milě | *milu |
| accusative | *milъ | *milǫ | *milo |
| instrumental | *milomь | *milojǫ | *milomь |
| locative | *milě | *milě | *milě |
| vocative | *mile | *milo | *milo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| genitive | *milu | *milu | *milu |
| dative | *miloma | *milama | *miloma |
| accusative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| instrumental | *miloma | *milama | *miloma |
| locative | *milu | *milu | *milu |
| vocative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mili | *mily | *mila |
| genitive | *milъ | *milъ | *milъ |
| dative | *milomъ | *milamъ | *milomъ |
| accusative | *mily | *mily | *mila |
| instrumental | *mily | *milami | *mily |
| locative | *milěxъ | *milaxъ | *milěxъ |
| vocative | *mili | *mily | *mila |
Definite declension of *milъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *milъjь | *milaja | *miloje |
| genitive | *milajego | *milyję̇ | *milajego |
| dative | *milujemu | *milěji | *milujemu |
| accusative | *milъjь | *milǫjǫ | *miloje |
| instrumental | *milyjimь | *milǫjǫ | *milyjimь |
| locative | *milějemь | *milěji | *milějemь |
| vocative | *milъjь | *milaja | *miloje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| genitive | *miluju | *miluju | *miluju |
| dative | *milyjima | *milyjima | *milyjima |
| accusative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| instrumental | *milyjima | *milyjima | *milyjima |
| locative | *miluju | *miluju | *miluju |
| vocative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *miliji | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
| genitive | *milъjixъ | *milъjixъ | *milъjixъ |
| dative | *milyjimъ | *milyjimъ | *milyjimъ |
| accusative | *milyję̇ | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
| instrumental | *milyjimi | *milyjimi | *milyjimi |
| locative | *milyjixъ | *milyjixъ | *milyjixъ |
| vocative | *miliji | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
Derived terms edit
- *milostь
- *miloba
- *milosьrdъ (“merciful, compassionate”)
- *milovati
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Non-Slavic
- → Romanian: milă
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ми́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mitis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 383
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mìlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 317: “adj. o (a) ‘sweet, dear’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “milъ mila milo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 23, 107, 110; PR 133; MP 22)”