Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/poltьno

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-Indo-European *polto- (cloth), a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *pel-.

Noun

*poltьnò n

  1. linen
  2. canvas
  3. cloth

Declension

Declension of *poltьno (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *poltьno *poltьně *poltьna
genitive *poltьna *poltьnu *poltьnъ
dative *poltьnu *poltьnoma *poltьnomъ
accusative *poltьno *poltьně *poltьna
instrumental *poltьnъmь, *poltьnomь* *poltьnoma *poltьny
locative *poltьně *poltьnu *poltьněxъ
vocative *poltьno *poltьně *poltьna

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: полотьно (polotĭno)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полотно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*poltьno”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 411