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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
- *bъčelь (ESSJa, Sławski)[1][2]
Etymology
From *bьčelà (“bee”) + *-ьjь.
Adjective
*bьčelь[1][2]
- (relational) bee
Declension
Indefinite declension of *bьčelь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčelь
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*bьčela
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*bьčele
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| genitive
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*bьčela
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*bьčelę̇
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*bьčela
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| dative
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*bьčelu
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*bьčeli
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*bьčelu
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| accusative
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*bьčelь
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*bьčelǫ
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*bьčele
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| instrumental
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*bьčelemь
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*bьčelejǫ
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*bьčelemь
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| locative
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*bьčeli
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*bьčeli
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*bьčeli
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| vocative
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*bьčelu
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*bьčele
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*bьčele
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčela
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*bьčeli
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*bьčeli
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| genitive
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*bьčelu
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*bьčelu
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*bьčelu
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| dative
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*bьčelema
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*bьčelama
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*bьčelema
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| accusative
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*bьčela
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*bьčeli
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*bьčeli
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| instrumental
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*bьčelema
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*bьčelama
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*bьčelema
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| locative
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*bьčelu
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*bьčelu
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*bьčelu
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| vocative
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*bьčela
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*bьčeli
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*bьčeli
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčeli
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*bьčelę̇
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*bьčela
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| genitive
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*bьčelь
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*bьčelь
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*bьčelь
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| dative
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*bьčelemъ
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*bьčelamъ
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*bьčelemъ
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| accusative
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*bьčelę̇
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*bьčelę̇
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*bьčela
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| instrumental
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*bьčeli
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*bьčelami
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*bьčeli
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| locative
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*bьčelixъ
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*bьčelaxъ
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*bьčelixъ
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| vocative
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*bьčeli
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*bьčelę̇
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*bьčela
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Definite declension of *bьčelь (soft)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčelьjь
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*bьčelaja
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*bьčeleje
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| genitive
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*bьčelajego
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*bьčelę̇ję̇
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*bьčelajego
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| dative
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*bьčelujemu
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčelujemu
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| accusative
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*bьčelьjь
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*bьčelǫjǫ
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*bьčeleje
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| instrumental
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*bьčelijimь
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*bьčelǫjǫ
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*bьčelijimь
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| locative
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*bьčelijemь
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčelijemь
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| vocative
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*bьčelьjь
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*bьčelaja
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*bьčeleje
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčelaja
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčeliji
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| genitive
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*bьčeluju
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*bьčeluju
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*bьčeluju
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| dative
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*bьčelijima
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*bьčelijima
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*bьčelijima
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| accusative
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*bьčelaja
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčeliji
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| instrumental
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*bьčelijima
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*bьčelijima
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*bьčelijima
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| locative
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*bьčeluju
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*bьčeluju
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*bьčeluju
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| vocative
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*bьčelaja
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčeliji
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčelę̇ję̇
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*bьčelaja
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| genitive
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*bьčelьjixъ
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*bьčelьjixъ
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*bьčelьjixъ
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| dative
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*bьčelijimъ
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*bьčelijimъ
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*bьčelijimъ
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| accusative
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*bьčelę̇ję̇
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*bьčelę̇ję̇
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*bьčelaja
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| instrumental
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*bьčelijimi
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*bьčelijimi
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*bьčelijimi
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| locative
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*bьčelijixъ
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*bьčelijixъ
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*bьčelijixъ
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| vocative
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*bьčeliji
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*bьčelę̇ję̇
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*bьčelaja
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *бьчель (*bĭčelĭ)
- Old Ruthenian: *бчолїй (*bčolij)
- Carpathian Rusyn: пчолїй (pčoljij)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: пчелија f (rare)
- Latin script: pčelija f (rare)
- Slovene: čebẹ̑lji (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: včelí
- Old Polish: pczeli
- Polabian: celĕ
- Slovak: včelí
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъčelьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 106
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bъčelьjь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 457