Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dętelina

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 *dętelъ +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*dętelina f

  1. clover

Declension

Declension of *dętelina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dętelina *dętelině *dęteliny
genitive *dęteliny *dętelinu *dętelinъ
dative *dętelině *dętelinama *dętelinamъ
accusative *dętelinǫ *dętelině *dęteliny
instrumental *dętelinojǫ, *dętelinǫ** *dętelinama *dętelinami
locative *dętelině *dętelinu *dętelinasъ, *dętelinaxъ*
vocative *dętelino *dętelině *dęteliny

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Alternative forms

  • *dětelina (Serbian)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дзятліна (dzjatlina), дзяцеліна (dzjacjelina) (dialectal)
    • Russian: дя́тлина (djátlina)
    • Ukrainian: дятли́на (djatlýna) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дя́тлина”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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