Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obitělь

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 *obvitati +‎ *-ělь. *obvitati is from *ob +‎ *viti.

Noun

*obitělь f

dwelling, habitation, abode

Inflection

Declension of *obitělь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*obitělь	*obitěli	*obitěli
genitive	*obitěli	obitělьju, obitěľu^*	obitělьjь, obitěli^*
dative	*obitěli	*obitělьma	*obitělьmъ
accusative	*obitělь	*obitěli	*obitěli
instrumental	obitělьjǫ, obitěľǫ^*	*obitělьma	*obitělьmi
locative	*obitěli	obitělьju, obitěľu^*	*obitělьxъ
vocative	*obitěli	*obitěli	*obitěli

^* 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

South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: обитѣль (obitělĭ)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⱁⰱⰺⱅⱑⰾⱐ (obitělĭ)
  - → Old East Slavic: обитѣль (obitělĭ)
    - Old Ruthenian: оби́тѣль (obítělʹ), обы́тѣль (obýtělʹ)
      - Ukrainian: оби́тель (obýtelʹ)
    - Russian: оби́тель (obítelʹ)
- Bulgarian: обѝтел (obìtel), Би́толя (Bítolja) (a city in North Macedonia)
- Macedonian: обител (obitel), Битола (Bitola) (a city in North Macedonia)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: оби́тељ
  
  Latin script: obítelj