Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pětьlъ

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

Formed as *pěti (“to sing”) +‎ *-ьlъ, with preserved -t- from the infinitive. Of onomatopoeic nature, just like Proto-Slavic *kokotъ (from ko-ko!) and Proto-Slavic *kurъ (from ku-ku!). In parallel to this form, some daughter languages employ the duals *pěvьnь (in Ukrainian/Belarusian), *pětuxъ (in Russian), *pětelìnъ[1] (in Slovene).

Noun

*pětь̀lъ m

  1. rooster, cock
    Synonyms: *kokotъ, *kurъ

Alternative forms

  • *pěvьnь m
  • *pětuxъ m
  • *pětelìnъ m

Declension

Declension of *pětь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *pětь̀lъ *pětьlà *pětьlì
genitive *pětьlà *pětьlù *pětь̀lъ
dative *pětьlù *pětьlòma *pětьlòmъ
accusative *pětь̀lъ *pětьlà *pětьlỳ
instrumental *pětьlъ̀mь, *pětьlòmь* *pětьlòma *pětь̀ly
locative *pětьlě̀ *pětьlù *pětь̀lěxъ
vocative *pětьle *pětьlà *pětьlì

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

Also see

  • *pipę (“chicken”)
  • *pilę (“chicken”)
  • *kurica (“hen”)
  • *kokošь(ka) (“hen”)
  • *pipa (“hen”)
  • *pipati (“to pip”)

Derived terms

  • *pětьlę (diminutive)
  • *pětьlařь (“musician, beadle”)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “петух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “петел¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 195

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “petélin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*pěteli̋nъ”
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