Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ělъ

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

Derived from the fusion of state expressing extension Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti +‎ *-lós. Akin to Latin -ēla.

Suffix

*-ělъ m

From adjectives or ě-theme verbs, forms state nouns (used as a cause for something) or agent nouns denoting a bearer of a state
*mьrzělъ (“sloth, one who lazes”)← *mьrzъ (“devious, lazy”)

*mǫtělъ (“clutter, haze”) ← *mǭtiti (“to roil, to stir”)

*svьrbělъ (“itchy one”) ← *svьrběti (“to itch”)

*xъrbělъ (“slender one”) ← *xъrběti (“to thin”)

*ščьrbělъ (“ribby one”) ← *ščьrbiti (“to rib”)

Declension

Declension of *-ělъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-ělъ	*-ěla	*-ěli
Accusative	*-ělъ	*-ěla	*-ěly
Genitive	*-ěla	*-ělu	*-ělъ
Locative	*-ělě	*-ělu	*-ělěxъ
Dative	*-ělu	*-ěloma	*-ělomъ
Instrumental	-ělъmь, -ělomь^*	*-ěloma	*-ěly
Vocative	*-ěle	*-ěla	*-ěli

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

*-lъ, *-ьlъ
*-ělь, *-aľь

Derived terms

Category Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-ělъ not found

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.