Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěglъ

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 *kay- +‎ *-glъ.

Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌻-𐍃 (aina-kl-s), Latin sin-gul-us; Sanskrit केवल (kevala) (< *kaywelo-), Latin caelebs.

Adjective

*cěglъ

  1. single
  2. unique

Declension

Indefinite declension of *cěglъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěglъ *cěgla *cěglo
genitive *cěgla *cěgly *cěgla
dative *cěglu *cěglě *cěglu
accusative *cěglъ *cěglǫ *cěglo
instrumental *cěglomь *cěglojǫ *cěglomь
locative *cěglě *cěglě *cěglě
vocative *cěgle *cěglo *cěglo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
genitive *cěglu *cěglu *cěglu
dative *cěgloma *cěglama *cěgloma
accusative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
instrumental *cěgloma *cěglama *cěgloma
locative *cěglu *cěglu *cěglu
vocative *cěgla *cěglě *cěglě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěgli *cěgly *cěgla
genitive *cěglъ *cěglъ *cěglъ
dative *cěglomъ *cěglamъ *cěglomъ
accusative *cěgly *cěgly *cěgla
instrumental *cěgly *cěglami *cěgly
locative *cěglěxъ *cěglaxъ *cěglěxъ
vocative *cěgli *cěgly *cěgla
Definite declension of *cěglъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěglъjь *cěglaja *cěgloje
genitive *cěglajego *cěglyję̇ *cěglajego
dative *cěglujemu *cěglěji *cěglujemu
accusative *cěglъjь *cěglǫjǫ *cěgloje
instrumental *cěglyjimь *cěglǫjǫ *cěglyjimь
locative *cěglějemь *cěglěji *cěglějemь
vocative *cěglъjь *cěglaja *cěgloje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
genitive *cěgluju *cěgluju *cěgluju
dative *cěglyjima *cěglyjima *cěglyjima
accusative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
instrumental *cěglyjima *cěglyjima *cěglyjima
locative *cěgluju *cěgluju *cěgluju
vocative *cěglaja *cěglěji *cěglěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *cěgliji *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja
genitive *cěglъjixъ *cěglъjixъ *cěglъjixъ
dative *cěglyjimъ *cěglyjimъ *cěglyjimъ
accusative *cěglyję̇ *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja
instrumental *cěglyjimi *cěglyjimi *cěglyjimi
locative *cěglyjixъ *cěglyjixъ *cěglyjixъ
vocative *cěgliji *cěglyję̇ *cěglaja

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: цѣглъ (cěglŭ)
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чеглꙑи (čeglyi), чеклꙑи (čeklyi)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic: —

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цегл”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cěglъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 176