Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vidla

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

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Etymology

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Probably originally plural form of *vidlo, from *viti (to bend, twist) +‎ *-dlo.[1]

Noun

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*vidla f

  1. pitchfork

Declension

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Declension of *vidla (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *vidla *vidlě *vidly
genitive *vidly *vidlu *vidlъ
dative *vidlě *vidlama *vidlamъ
accusative *vidlǫ *vidlě *vidly
instrumental *vidlojǫ, *vidlǫ** *vidlama *vidlami
locative *vidlě *vidlu *vidlasъ, *vidlaxъ*
vocative *vidlo *vidlě *vidly

* -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).

See also

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Descendants

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  • Non-Slavic:

References

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

Further reading

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  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “вилы”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 151
  • Martynov V. V. (1983) Язык в пространстве и времени: к проблеме глоттогенеза славян, Moscow: Nauka, page 84
  • Trubačev O. N. (1966) Ремесленная терминология в славянских языках: этимология и опыт групповой реконструкции, Moscow: Nauka, page 111