Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kǫkoľь

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 reconstructions

  • *kǫkolъ

Etymology

Might be related or borrowed from Ancient Greek κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”) or Latin conchȳlium. Sometimes associated with Lithuanian kañkalas (“bell”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*kǫkoľь m

  1. corncockle

Declension

Declension of *kǫkoľь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kǫkoľь *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe*
genitive *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* *kǫkoľьjь, *kǫkoľi*
dative *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľьma *kǫkoľьmъ
accusative *kǫkoľь *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľi
instrumental *kǫkoľьmь *kǫkoľьma *kǫkoľьmi
locative *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľьju, *kǫkoľu* *kǫkoľьxъ
vocative *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľi *kǫkoľьje, *kǫkoľe*

* 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:
    • Belarusian: куколь (kukólʹ)
    • Russian: куколь (kukolʹ)
    • Ukrainian: кукíль (kukílʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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