Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьlьmъ

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-Balto-Slavic *ílimas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥Himos. Indo-European cognates include English elm, Latin ulmus.

Noun

*jьlьmъ m[1]

  1. elm
    Synonyms: *berstъ, *vęzъ

Declension

Declension of *jьlьmъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *jьlьmъ *jьlьma *jьlьmi
genitive *jьlьma *jьlьmu *jьlьmъ
dative *jьlьmu *jьlьmoma *jьlьmomъ
accusative *jьlьmъ *jьlьma *jьlьmy
instrumental *jьlьmъmь, *jьlьmomь* *jьlьmoma *jьlьmy
locative *jьlьmě *jьlьmu *jьlьměxъ
vocative *jьlьme *jьlьma *jьlьmi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: илемъ (ilemŭ)
    • Belarusian: лём (ljom)
    • Russian: ильм (ilʹm), ильма (ilʹma), лёмок (ljómok) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: ільм (ilʹm), ілем (ilem), льом (lʹom)
  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: lìm (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: jilm
    • Polabian: jėlmă
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: lom

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*jьlьmъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 211:m. o ‘elm’