Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kǫkoľь
Proto-Slavic
editAlternative reconstructions
editEtymology
editMight be related or borrowed from Ancient Greek κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”) or Latin conchȳlium. Sometimes associated with Lithuanian kañkalas (“bell”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
edit*kǫkoľь m
Declension
editDeclension of *kǫkoľь (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *kǫkoľь | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe* |
genitive | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* | *kǫkoľьjь, *kǫkoľi* |
dative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьma | *kǫkoľьmъ |
accusative | *kǫkoľь | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľi |
instrumental | *kǫkoľьmь | *kǫkoľьma | *kǫkoľьmi |
locative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* | *kǫkoľьxъ |
vocative | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľi | *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe* |
* 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Hungarian: konkoly
Further reading
edit- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ку́коль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress