Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dolь

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dális, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian dali̇̀s, Latvian dalis, Sanskrit दलि (dali).

Noun

*dolь f[1]

  1. East Slavic form of *doľa (“share, lot; fate”):

Inflection

Declension of *dolь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dolь *doli *doli
genitive *doli *dolьju, *doľu* *dolьjь, *doli*
dative *doli *dolьma *dolьmъ
accusative *dolь *doli *doli
instrumental *dolьjǫ, *doľǫ* *dolьma *dolьmi
locative *doli *dolьju, *doľu* *dolьxъ
vocative *doli *doli *doli

* 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: доль (dolĭ)

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1981), “doľa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 4 (dob'estь – družьstvo), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 82
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