Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želdь

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

Per Snoj, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰélh₂dih₂ ~ *gʰl̥h₂dyéh₂s^[1] (proterokinetic). Oblique stem attested in Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail, sleet”).

Noun

*želdь f^[2]

alternative form of *želdъ (“sleet”)

Declension

Declension of *žȇldь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*žȇldь	*žȇldi	*žȇldi
genitive	*želdí	želdьjù, želďu^*	*želdь̀jь
dative	*žȇldi	*želdьmà	*žȇldьmъ
accusative	*žȇldь	*žȇldi	*žȇldi
instrumental	*želdьjǫ́	*želdьmà	*želdьmì
locative	*želdí	želdьjù, želďu^*	*žȇldьxъ
vocative	*želdi	*žȇldi	*žȇldi

^* 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: *желедь (*želedĭ)
  - ⇒ Russian: о́желедь (óželedʹ), ожеле́дь (oželédʹ) (dialectal)
  - ⇒ Ukrainian: о́желедь (óželedʹ)
West Slavic:
- Polish: żłódź (obsolescent)
- Slovincian: zlõdz

References

^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz ide. *gʰélh₂dih₂, rod. *gʰl̥h₂di̯áh₂”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *želdi̋, *žȇldь”

[1] Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz ide. *gʰélh₂dih₂, rod. *gʰl̥h₂di̯áh₂”

[2] Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *želdi̋, *žȇldь”

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