Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jebľa

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

With epenthetic */l/ from earlier *jèbja, from *jetì (“to copulate, to fuck”) +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*jèbľa f

1. sexual intercourse, copulation

Declension

Declension of *jebľa (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jebľa	*jebľi	*jebľę̇
genitive	*jebľę̇	*jebľu	*jebľь
dative	*jebľi	*jebľama	*jebľamъ
accusative	*jebľǫ	*jebľi	*jebľę̇
instrumental	*jebľejǫ, *jebľǫ**	*jebľama	*jebľami
locative	*jebľi	*jebľu	*jebľasъ, *jebľaxъ*
vocative	*jebľe	*jebľi	*jebľę̇

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃yebʰ-‎ (0 c, 5 e)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *ѥблꙗ (*jeblja)
    • Old Ruthenian: *єблꙗ (*jeblja)
      • Ukrainian: ї́бля (jíblja), є́бля (jéblja)
    • Russian: е́бля (jéblja), ёбля (jóblja)