Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-dlo

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-Indo-European *-tlom / *-dʰlom.

    Suffix

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    *-dlo n[1][2]

    1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
      *žerti (to eat) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*gъ̀rdlo (throat)
      *mỳti (to wash) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*mỳdlo (soap)
      *šìti (to sew) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*šidlo (awl)
    2. Forms nouns denoting a place of activity
      Synonym: *-išče
      *bỳti (to be) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*bydlò (dwelling, abode)
      *kǫpàti (to bathe) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*kǫpadlo (bathing place)
      *běliti (to whiten) + ‎*-dlo → ‎*bělidlo (whitening place)

    Declension

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    Declension of *-dlo (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-dlo *-dlě *-dla
    genitive *-dla *-dlu *-dlъ
    dative *-dlu *-dloma *-dlomъ
    accusative *-dlo *-dlě *-dla
    instrumental *-dlъmь, *-dlomь* *-dloma *-dly
    locative *-dlě *-dlu *-dlěxъ
    vocative *-dlo *-dlě *-dla

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: -ло (-lo)
        • Belarusian: -ла (-la) (unstressed), -ло (-lo) (stressed)
        • Russian: -ло (-lo)
        • Ukrainian: -ло (-lo)
      • Old Novgorodian: -ло (-lo)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Cyrillic: -ло (-lo)
        Glagolitic: -ⰾⱁ (-lo)
      • Bulgarian: -ло (-lo)
      • Macedonian: -ло (-lo)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: -ло
        Latin script: -lo
      • Slovene: -lo
    • West Slavic:
    • Non-Slavic:

    References

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    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -dlo”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 113
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.10.6 *-dlo < *-dla”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 82