Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dolь
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dális, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian dalìs, Latvian dalis, Sanskrit दलि (dali).
Noun edit
*dolь f[1]
- East Slavic form of *doľa (“share, lot; fate”):
Inflection edit
Declension of *dolь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dolь | *doli | *doli |
| genitive | *doli | *dolьju, *doľu* | *dolьjь, *doli* |
| dative | *doli | *dolьma | *dolьmъ |
| accusative | *dolь | *doli | *doli |
| instrumental | *dolьjǫ, *doľǫ* | *dolьma | *dolьmi |
| locative | *doli | *dolьju, *doľu* | *dolьxъ |
| vocative | *doli | *doli | *doli |
* 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 edit
- East Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1981), “doľa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 4 (dob'estь – družьstvo), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 82