Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlь

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-Indo-European *dlh₁-.

Noun

*dьlь f

1. length

Inflection

Declension of *dьlь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dьlь	*dьli	*dьli
genitive	*dьli	*dьlьju, *dьľu*	*dьlьjь, *dьli*
dative	*dьli	*dьlьma	*dьlьmъ
accusative	*dьlь	*dьli	*dьli
instrumental	*dьlьjǫ, *dьľǫ*	*dьlьma	*dьlьmi
locative	*dьli	*dьlьju, *dьľu*	*dьlьxъ
vocative	*dьli	*dьli	*dьli

^* 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).

Related terms

• *dьliti (“to last”)
• *dьlina (“length, longitude”)
• *dьlgъ (“long”)
• *dьlžina (“length, longitude”)

Descendants

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: dél (poetic)

Further reading

• Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dьlь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134