Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/boľьjь

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bel-. Cognate with Sanskrit बल (bala), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn).

Adjective

*boľьjь

  1. bigger, greater; comparative degree of *velь

Declension

Indefinite declension of *boľьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьjь *boľьši *boľe
genitive *boľьša *boľьšę̇ *boľьša
dative *boľьšu *boľьši *boľьšu
accusative *boľьšь *boľьšǫ *boľe
instrumental *boľьšemь *boľьšejǫ *boľьšemь
locative *boľьši *boľьši *boľьši
vocative *boľьšu *boľьše *boľьše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьša *boľьši *boľьši
genitive *boľьšu *boľьšu *boľьšu
dative *boľьšema *boľьšama *boľьšema
accusative *boľьša *boľьši *boľьši
instrumental *boľьšema *boľьšama *boľьšema
locative *boľьšu *boľьšu *boľьšu
vocative *boľьša *boľьši *boľьši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьše *boľьšę̇ *boľьša
genitive *boľьšь *boľьšь *boľьšь
dative *boľьšemъ *boľьšamъ *boľьšemъ
accusative *boľьšę̇ *boľьšę̇ *boľьša
instrumental *boľьši *boľьšami *boľьši
locative *boľьšixъ *boľьšaxъ *boľьšixъ
vocative *boľьši *boľьšę̇ *boľьša
Definite declension of *boľьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьjь *boľьšija *boľьšeje
genitive *boľьšajego *boľьšę̇ję̇ *boľьšajego
dative *boľьšujemu *boľьšiji *boľьšujemu
accusative *boľьšьjь *boľьšǫjǫ *boľьšeje
instrumental *boľьšijimь *boľьšǫjǫ *boľьšijimь
locative *boľьšijemь *boľьšiji *boľьšijemь
vocative *boľьšьjь *boľьšaja *boľьšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьšaja *boľьšiji *boľьšiji
genitive *boľьšuju *boľьšuju *boľьšuju
dative *boľьšijima *boľьšijima *boľьšijima
accusative *boľьšaja *boľьšiji *boľьšiji
instrumental *boľьšijima *boľьšijima *boľьšijima
locative *boľьšuju *boľьšuju *boľьšuju
vocative *boľьšaja *boľьšiji *boľьšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *boľьšeji *boľьšę̇ję̇ *boľьšaja
genitive *boľьšьjixъ *boľьšьjixъ *boľьšьjixъ
dative *boľьšijimъ *boľьšijimъ *boľьšijimъ
accusative *boľьšę̇ję̇ *boľьšę̇ję̇ *boľьšaja
instrumental *boľьšijimi *boľьšijimi *boľьšijimi
locative *boľьšijixъ *boľьšijixъ *boľьšijixъ
vocative *boľьšiji *boľьšę̇ję̇ *boľьšaja

Antonyms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: бо́льшы (bólʹšy, greater) (comparative adjective)
    • Russian: бо́льший (bólʹšij, greater) (comparative adjective) (> back-formed большо́й (bolʹšój, big))
    • Ukrainian: бі́льший (bílʹšyj, greater) (comparative adjective)
    • Old Novgorodian: больи (bolĭi), болии (bolii)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: bòlësti