Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bolgъ

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

Related to the noun *bolgo (good, well-being); see there for more.[1]

Adjective

*bȏlgъ[2][3]

  1. good
  2. nice

Inflection

Accent paradigm c.

Indefinite declension of *bolgъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏlgъ *bȏlga *bȏlgo
genitive *bȏlga *bȏlgy *bȏlga
dative *bȏlgu *bȏldzě *bȏlgu
accusative *bȏlgъ *bȏlgǫ *bȏlgo
instrumental *bȏlgomь *bȏlgojǫ *bȏlgomь
locative *bȏldzě *bȏldzě *bȏldzě
vocative *bȏlže *bȏlgo *bȏlgo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏlga *bȏldzě *bȏldzě
genitive *bȏlgu *bȏlgu *bȏlgu
dative *bȏlgoma *bȏlgama *bȏlgoma
accusative *bȏlga *bȏldzě *bȏldzě
instrumental *bȏlgoma *bȏlgama *bȏlgoma
locative *bȏlgu *bȏlgu *bȏlgu
vocative *bȏlga *bȏldzě *bȏldzě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏldzi *bȏlgy *bȏlga
genitive *bȏlgъ *bȏlgъ *bȏlgъ
dative *bȏlgomъ *bȏlgamъ *bȏlgomъ
accusative *bȏlgy *bȏlgy *bȏlga
instrumental *bȏlgy *bȏlgami *bȏlgy
locative *bȏldzěxъ *bȏlgaxъ *bȏldzěxъ
vocative *bȏldzi *bȏlgy *bȏlga
Definite declension of *bolgъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏlgъjь *bȏlgaja *bȏlgoje
genitive *bȏlgajego *bȏlgyję̇ *bȏlgajego
dative *bȏlgujemu *bȏldzěji *bȏlgujemu
accusative *bȏlgъjь *bȏlgǫjǫ *bȏlgoje
instrumental *bȏlgyjimь *bȏlgǫjǫ *bȏlgyjimь
locative *bȏldzějemь *bȏldzěji *bȏldzějemь
vocative *bȏlgъjь *bȏlgaja *bȏlgoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏlgaja *bȏldzěji *bȏldzěji
genitive *bȏlguju *bȏlguju *bȏlguju
dative *bȏlgyjima *bȏlgyjima *bȏlgyjima
accusative *bȏlgaja *bȏldzěji *bȏldzěji
instrumental *bȏlgyjima *bȏlgyjima *bȏlgyjima
locative *bȏlguju *bȏlguju *bȏlguju
vocative *bȏlgaja *bȏldzěji *bȏldzěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bȏldziji *bȏlgyję̇ *bȏlgaja
genitive *bȏlgъjixъ *bȏlgъjixъ *bȏlgъjixъ
dative *bȏlgyjimъ *bȏlgyjimъ *bȏlgyjimъ
accusative *bȏlgyję̇ *bȏlgyję̇ *bȏlgaja
instrumental *bȏlgyjimi *bȏlgyjimi *bȏlgyjimi
locative *bȏlgyjixъ *bȏlgyjixъ *bȏlgyjixъ
vocative *bȏldziji *bȏlgyję̇ *bȏlgaja
  • *bolgo
  • *bolžiti
  • *bolgyni (prosperity, welfare)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бологъ (bologŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EDSIL
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bȏlgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 51-2:adj. o (c) ‘good’
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bolgъ bolga bolgo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 109, 111, 122; PR 138)