Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

Suffix

*-olъ m

1. Deverbative, forming nouns

   *gogotati (“to make a go! go! sound”) → *gogolъ (“wild duck”)

   *sokotati (“about the sounds of birds”) → *sokolъ (“falcon”)

2. Deadjectival, forming nouns
3. Denominal, forming nouns

   *vьrxъ (“summit, peak”) → *vьrxolъ (“summit, peak”)

   *kosa (“hair”) → *kosolъ (“crest, topknot”)

Declension

Declension of *-olъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-olъ	*-ola	*-oli
genitive	*-ola	*-olu	*-olъ
dative	*-olu	*-oloma	*-olomъ
accusative	*-olъ	*-ola	*-oly
instrumental	*-olъmь, *-olomь*	*-oloma	*-oly
locative	*-olě	*-olu	*-olěxъ
vocative	*-ole	*-ola	*-oli

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

Derived suffixes

• *-oľь
• *-oľa

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-olъ