Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫdolь

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

*ǫdolь:

*ǫdolъ:

  • Per Boryś: From *on (in) +‎ *dolъ (bottom) +‎ *-ъ (something)
  • Per Vasmer: From *ǫ- +‎ *dolъ
  • See also *jьzokъ, *orzokъ, *bezdъnъ.

Noun

*ǫdolь f

  1. glen, dale, ravine, cloof
    Synonym: *ǫdolьje

Declension

Declension of *ǫdolь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ǫdolь *ǫdoli *ǫdoli
genitive *ǫdoli *ǫdolьju, *ǫdoľu* *ǫdolьjь, *ǫdoli*
dative *ǫdoli *ǫdolьma *ǫdolьmъ
accusative *ǫdolь *ǫdoli *ǫdoli
instrumental *ǫdolьjǫ, *ǫdoľǫ* *ǫdolьma *ǫdolьmi
locative *ǫdoli *ǫdolьju, *ǫdoľu* *ǫdolьxъ
vocative *ǫdoli *ǫdoli *ǫdoli

* 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

  • *nadolъ
  • *odolьje
  • *orzdolь / *orzdolъ
  • *orzdolьje

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic ѫдолъ (ǫdolŭ), ѫдоль (ǫdolĭ) (Serbian)
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: удолъ (udolŭ), удоль (udolĭ)
      • Russian: удо́л m (udól)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: ѫдоль f (ǫdolĭ, valley)
    • Slovene: odol m (valley)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Křesćan Pful, editor (1866), “wudolina”, in Łužiski serbski słownik / Lausitzisch Wendisches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), Budyšin: Maćica Serbska, page 896

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