Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bydlo

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 *bū́ˀtla, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tlom, from *bʰuH- +‎ *-tlom. Equivalent to *byti (to be) +‎ *-dlo (instrumental suffix).

Noun

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*bydlò n[1]

  1. dwelling, abode
    Synonyms: *obydlo, *obitělь
  2. possessions, cattle
    Synonym: *dobytъkъ

Declension

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Declension of *bȳdlò (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *bȳdlò *bỹdlě *bȳdlà
genitive *bȳdlà *bȳdlù *bỹdlъ
dative *bȳdlù *bȳdlòma *bȳdlòmъ
accusative *bȳdlò *bỹdlě *bȳdlà
instrumental *bȳdlъ̀mь, *bȳdlòmь* *bȳdlòma *bỹdly
locative *bȳdlě̀ *bȳdlù *bỹdlěxъ
vocative *bȳdlò *bỹdlě *bȳdlà

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

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “быдло”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bydlo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 147

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bydlo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70