Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jalovъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly continuing Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“to last, to protract”) with the extension *-lós. Potential cognates include Latvian jêls, Lithuanian jė̃las, and indirectly Proto-Germanic *īdalaz.
Adjective
*jalovъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jalovъ | *jalova | *jalovo |
| genitive | *jalova | *jalovy | *jalova |
| dative | *jalovu | *jalově | *jalovu |
| accusative | *jalovъ | *jalovǫ | *jalovo |
| instrumental | *jalovomь | *jalovojǫ | *jalovomь |
| locative | *jalově | *jalově | *jalově |
| vocative | *jalove | *jalovo | *jalovo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *jalova | *jalově | *jalově |
| genitive | *jalovu | *jalovu | *jalovu |
| dative | *jalovoma | *jalovama | *jalovoma |
| accusative | *jalova | *jalově | *jalově |
| instrumental | *jalovoma | *jalovama | *jalovoma |
| locative | *jalovu | *jalovu | *jalovu |
| vocative | *jalova | *jalově | *jalově |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *jalovi | *jalovy | *jalova |
| genitive | *jalovъ | *jalovъ | *jalovъ |
| dative | *jalovomъ | *jalovamъ | *jalovomъ |
| accusative | *jalovy | *jalovy | *jalova |
| instrumental | *jalovy | *jalovami | *jalovy |
| locative | *jalověxъ | *jalovaxъ | *jalověxъ |
| vocative | *jalovi | *jalovy | *jalova |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *jalovъjь | *jalovaja | *jalovoje |
| genitive | *jalovajego | *jalovyję̇ | *jalovajego |
| dative | *jalovujemu | *jalověji | *jalovujemu |
| accusative | *jalovъjь | *jalovǫjǫ | *jalovoje |
| instrumental | *jalovyjimь | *jalovǫjǫ | *jalovyjimь |
| locative | *jalovějemь | *jalověji | *jalovějemь |
| vocative | *jalovъjь | *jalovaja | *jalovoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *jalovaja | *jalověji | *jalověji |
| genitive | *jalovuju | *jalovuju | *jalovuju |
| dative | *jalovyjima | *jalovyjima | *jalovyjima |
| accusative | *jalovaja | *jalověji | *jalověji |
| instrumental | *jalovyjima | *jalovyjima | *jalovyjima |
| locative | *jalovuju | *jalovuju | *jalovuju |
| vocative | *jalovaja | *jalověji | *jalověji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *jaloviji | *jalovyję̇ | *jalovaja |
| genitive | *jalovъjixъ | *jalovъjixъ | *jalovъjixъ |
| dative | *jalovyjimъ | *jalovyjimъ | *jalovyjimъ |
| accusative | *jalovyję̇ | *jalovyję̇ | *jalovaja |
| instrumental | *jalovyjimi | *jalovyjimi | *jalovyjimi |
| locative | *jalovyjixъ | *jalovyjixъ | *jalovyjixъ |
| vocative | *jaloviji | *jalovyję̇ | *jalovaja |
Alternative reconstructions
- *alovъ
Derived terms
- *jalověti (“to idle”)
- *jalovica (“sterile woman”)
- *jalovina (“infertile animal”)
- *jaloviti (“to weaken, to castrate (for animals)”)
- *jaloviznь (“eyas (one who has not reached sexual maturity)”)
- *jalovьcь (“sterile man”)
- *jalovostь (“idleness”)
- *jalovъka (“infertile creature”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: ꙗловꙑи (jalovyi)
- Belarusian: я́лавая (jálavaja)
- Russian: я́ловый (jálovyj)
- Ukrainian: я́ловий (jálovyj)
- Old East Slavic: ꙗловꙑи (jalovyi)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*alovъjь, *alovaja/*jalovъjь, *jalovaja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 67
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “я́ловый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress