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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-aľь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Suffix

*-aľь m

  1. Deverbal:
    *xaxati → *xaxaljь
    *kopati (“to dig”) → *kopaljь (“digger”) (compare *koparjь, *kopьcь)
    *kovati (“to forge”) → *kovaljь (“blacksmith”) (compare *kovačь, *kovarjь)
    *obьrtati → *obьrtaljь (compare *obьrtalъ, *obьrtelъ)
  2. Denominal:
    *gora (“mountain”) → *goraljь (“mountain dweller”) (compare *gorakъ, *gorěnъ / *gorěninъ)
    *nosъ (“nose”) → *nosaljь (“human with big nose”) (compare *nosačь, *nosakъ, *nosanъ, *nosarjь)
  3. Deadjectival:
    *lysъ (“bald”) → *lysaljь (compare *lysačь, *lysakъ, *lysanъ)

Declension
Declension of *-aľь (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *-aľь *-aľa *-aľi
Accusative *-aľь *-aľa *-aľę̇
Genitive *-aľa *-aľu *-aľь
Locative *-aľi *-aľu *-aľixъ
Dative *-aľu *-aľema *-aľemъ
Instrumental *-aľьmь, *-aľemь* *-aľema *-aľi
Vocative *-aľu *-aľa *-aľi
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
Category Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-aľь not found

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: —
    • Bulgarian: —
    • Macedonian: —
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: -аљ
      Latin: -alj
    • Slovene: -ar
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: -al, -ál, -áľ
    • Old Polish: -al
    • Slovak: -al, -ál, -áľ
    • Slovincian: -ål
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: -al

Further reading
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