Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьltъ

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gilˀtás, akin to Lithuanian gel̃tas (stress pattern 4), Latvian dzȩlts (dialectal, standard dzeltens). Classically derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tós from *ǵʰelh₃- (green, yellow), similar to Proto-Slavic *zelenъ (green), *zoltъ (golden).[1]

Adjective

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*žь̑ltъ[1][2][3]

  1. yellow

Declension

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Indefinite declension of *žьltъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žьltъ *žьlta *žьlto
genitive *žьlta *žьlty *žьlta
dative *žьltu *žьltě *žьltu
accusative *žьltъ *žьltǫ *žьlto
instrumental *žьltomь *žьltojǫ *žьltomь
locative *žьltě *žьltě *žьltě
vocative *žьlte *žьlto *žьlto
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žьlta *žьltě *žьltě
genitive *žьltu *žьltu *žьltu
dative *žьltoma *žьltama *žьltoma
accusative *žьlta *žьltě *žьltě
instrumental *žьltoma *žьltama *žьltoma
locative *žьltu *žьltu *žьltu
vocative *žьlta *žьltě *žьltě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *žьlti *žьlty *žьlta
genitive *žьltъ *žьltъ *žьltъ
dative *žьltomъ *žьltamъ *žьltomъ
accusative *žьlty *žьlty *žьlta
instrumental *žьlty *žьltami *žьlty
locative *žьltěxъ *žьltaxъ *žьltěxъ
vocative *žьlti *žьlty *žьlta
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See also

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Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлтый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жълт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 563
  • жовтий in Горох.ua
  • geltonas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žьltъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 565:adj. o ‘yellow’
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žolt”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *žь̑ltъ
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žьltъ žьlta žьlto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b guld (PR 136)