Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolybělь

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

By surface analysis, *kolybati +‎ *-ělь.

Noun

*kolybělь f

1. cradle

Inflection

Declension of *kolybělь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kolybělь	*kolyběli	*kolyběli
genitive	*kolyběli	*kolybělьju, *kolyběľu*	*kolybělьjь, *kolyběli*
dative	*kolyběli	*kolybělьma	*kolybělьmъ
accusative	*kolybělь	*kolyběli	*kolyběli
instrumental	*kolybělьjǫ, *kolyběľǫ*	*kolybělьma	*kolybělьmi
locative	*kolyběli	*kolybělьju, *kolyběľu*	*kolybělьxъ
vocative	*kolyběli	*kolyběli	*kolyběli

^* 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: колꙑбѣль (kolybělĭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: колыбѣль (kolybělʹ)
      • Belarusian: калубе́ль (kalubjélʹ), кальбе́ль (kalʹbjélʹ), калюбе́ль (kaljubjélʹ), калубе́нь (kalubjénʹ) (dialectal)
      • ⇒ Ukrainian: колибе́лька (kolybélʹka) (dialectal)
    • Russian: колыбе́ль (kolybélʹ); колубе́ль (kolubélʹ), калубе́нь (kalubénʹ) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колыбе́ль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress