Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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

    Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

    Suffix

    *-olъ m[1][2]

    1. Deverbative, forming nouns
      *gogotati (to make a go! go! sound)*gogolъ (wild duck)
      *sokotati (about the sounds of birds)*sokolъ (falcon)
    2. Deadjectival, forming nouns
    3. Denominal, forming nouns
      *vьrxъ (summit, peak)*vьrxolъ (summit, peak)
      *kosa (hair)*kosolъ (crest, topknot)

    Declension

    Declension of *-olъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-olъ *-ola *-oli
    genitive *-ola *-olu *-olъ
    dative *-olu *-oloma *-olomъ
    accusative *-olъ *-ola *-oly
    instrumental *-olъmь, *-olomь* *-oloma *-oly
    locative *-olě *-olu *-olěxъ
    vocative *-ole *-ola *-oli

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

    Derived suffixes

    • *-oľь
    • *-oľa

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 109
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153