Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъlčь

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 *gъlkъ +‎ *-jь.

Noun

*gъlkъ m

1. Alternative form of *gъlkъ

Declension

Declension of *gъlčь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gъlčь	*gъlča	*gъlči
genitive	*gъlča	*gъlču	*gъlčь
dative	*gъlču	*gъlčema	*gъlčemъ
accusative	*gъlčь	*gъlča	*gъlčę̇
instrumental	*gъlčьmь, *gъlčemь*	*gъlčema	*gъlči
locative	*gъlči	*gъlču	*gъlčixъ
vocative	*gъlču	*gъlča	*gъlči

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

• *gъlčьka (diminutive)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: глъч (glǎč), глъ́чка (glǎ́čka)
  • Slovene: gо̀łč (tonal orthography)

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “глъч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 254