Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gogolъ

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gagalas. Cognates include Lithuanian gagalas, Old Prussian gegalis, probably Old Norse gagl, Hittite [script needed] (kallikalli-). By surface analysis, *gogotati +‎ *-olъ.

Noun

*gogolъ m (feminine *gogolica)[1][2]

  1. some species of wild duck

Declension

Declension of *gogolъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gogolъ *gogola *gogoli
genitive *gogola *gogolu *gogolъ
dative *gogolu *gogoloma *gogolomъ
accusative *gogolъ *gogola *gogoly
instrumental *gogolъmь, *gogolomь* *gogoloma *gogoly
locative *gogolě *gogolu *gogolěxъ
vocative *gogole *gogola *gogoli

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

nouns
nouns
  • *gogotъ m
verbs
  • *gogotati impf

Descendants

  • Non-Slavic:
    • Albanian: gogol, Gogolani (from unattested Bulgarian or Macedonian)

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “gogolъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 23
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gogolъ / *gogolь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 193