Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/badli

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bāˀdlis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂dʰlis, from *bʰéh₂ti.

Noun

*badli m

1. enchanter
2. healer
3. physician

Inflection

Declension of *badli (ī-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*badli	*badlьji	*badlьję̇
genitive	*badlьję̇	*badlьju	*badlьjь
dative	*badlьji	*badlьjama	*badlьjamъ
accusative	*badlьjǫ	*badlьji	*badlьję̇
instrumental	*badlьjejǫ, *badlьjǫ**	*badlьjama	*badlьjami
locative	*badlьji	*badlьju	*badlьjasъ, *badlьjaxъ*
vocative	*badlьje	*badlьji	*badlьję̇

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: балии (balii), балиꙗ (balija, “physician, enchanter”)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: балии (balii), бали (bali, “physician”)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⰾⰻⰻ (balii), ⰱⰰⰾⰻ (bali)

    • Church Slavonic: бали (bali, “healer, Saviour”)