Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orьlъ

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 *erélis, *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.

Cognate with Lithuanian erẽlis (eagle), arẽlis (dialectal), Latvian ērglis (eagle) and Old Prussian arelie (eagle). The Proto-Slavic form comes from a Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis (cf. Lithuanian arẽlis (eagle) (dialectal), Old Prussian arelie (eagle)) from the earlier and original *erélis.

Noun

*orь̀lъ m[1]

  1. eagle

Declension

Declension of *orь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *orь̀lъ *orьlà *orьlì
genitive *orьlà *orьlù *orь̀lъ
dative *orьlù *orьlòma *orьlòmъ
accusative *orь̀lъ *orьlà *orьlỳ
instrumental *orьlъ̀mь, *orьlòmь* *orьlòma *orь̀ly
locative *orьlě̀ *orьlù *orь̀lěxъ
vocative *orьle *orьlà *orьlì

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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*orь̀lъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 376