Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dolь

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 *dális, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian dali̇̀s, Latvian dalis, Sanskrit दलि (dali).

Noun

*dolь f

1. East Slavic form of *doľa (“share, lot; fate”):

Inflection

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

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: доль (dolĭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: долъ (dol)
    • Russian: доль (dolʹ) (dialectal)