Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slěpъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Unclear. Traditionally compared with:
- Within Balto-Slavic: Lithuanian slė̃pti (“to shut, to hide”), Latvian slèpt (“to conceal”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱlep- (according to some interpretations, possibly also yielding Proto-Slavic *klepati (“to clap, to blink”), *klopiti (“to trap”)).
- Within PIE: Latin lippus (“purblind, myopic”), Ancient Greek λῐπᾰρός (lĭpărós, “bright, brilliant, splendid”), typically derived from unrelated *leyp- (“to smear”) (whence Proto-Slavic *lěpъ (“beautiful”)).
Snoj also tentively mentions a possible descent from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to invert, to distort”), reflected in Balto-Slavic by Lithuanian šlei̇̃vas (“splay, crooked”), dial. šlei̇̃pti (“to pervert”), etc. If right, them perhaps originally meaning “squint, cross-eyed”.
In view of the 0-grade ablaut *slь(p)nǫti, the more likely origin of radical *-ě- is pre-Slavic diphthong *-ai-, rather than long *-ē- because of PIE ablaut *-oy- (> *-ē- > *-ě-) / *-ey- (> *-i- > *-ь-)
Adjective
Declension
Accent paradigm c.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *slěpъ | *slěpa | *slěpo |
| genitive | *slěpa | *slěpy | *slěpa |
| dative | *slěpu | *slěpě | *slěpu |
| accusative | *slěpъ | *slěpǫ | *slěpo |
| instrumental | *slěpomь | *slěpojǫ | *slěpomь |
| locative | *slěpě | *slěpě | *slěpě |
| vocative | *slěpe | *slěpo | *slěpo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *slěpa | *slěpě | *slěpě |
| genitive | *slěpu | *slěpu | *slěpu |
| dative | *slěpoma | *slěpama | *slěpoma |
| accusative | *slěpa | *slěpě | *slěpě |
| instrumental | *slěpoma | *slěpama | *slěpoma |
| locative | *slěpu | *slěpu | *slěpu |
| vocative | *slěpa | *slěpě | *slěpě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *slěpi | *slěpy | *slěpa |
| genitive | *slěpъ | *slěpъ | *slěpъ |
| dative | *slěpomъ | *slěpamъ | *slěpomъ |
| accusative | *slěpy | *slěpy | *slěpa |
| instrumental | *slěpy | *slěpami | *slěpy |
| locative | *slěpěxъ | *slěpaxъ | *slěpěxъ |
| vocative | *slěpi | *slěpy | *slěpa |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *slěpъjь | *slěpaja | *slěpoje |
| genitive | *slěpajego | *slěpyję̇ | *slěpajego |
| dative | *slěpujemu | *slěpěji | *slěpujemu |
| accusative | *slěpъjь | *slěpǫjǫ | *slěpoje |
| instrumental | *slěpyjimь | *slěpǫjǫ | *slěpyjimь |
| locative | *slěpějemь | *slěpěji | *slěpějemь |
| vocative | *slěpъjь | *slěpaja | *slěpoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *slěpaja | *slěpěji | *slěpěji |
| genitive | *slěpuju | *slěpuju | *slěpuju |
| dative | *slěpyjima | *slěpyjima | *slěpyjima |
| accusative | *slěpaja | *slěpěji | *slěpěji |
| instrumental | *slěpyjima | *slěpyjima | *slěpyjima |
| locative | *slěpuju | *slěpuju | *slěpuju |
| vocative | *slěpaja | *slěpěji | *slěpěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *slěpiji | *slěpyję̇ | *slěpaja |
| genitive | *slěpъjixъ | *slěpъjixъ | *slěpъjixъ |
| dative | *slěpyjimъ | *slěpyjimъ | *slěpyjimъ |
| accusative | *slěpyję̇ | *slěpyję̇ | *slěpaja |
| instrumental | *slěpyjimi | *slěpyjimi | *slěpyjimi |
| locative | *slěpyjixъ | *slěpyjixъ | *slěpyjixъ |
| vocative | *slěpiji | *slěpyję̇ | *slěpaja |
Derived terms
- *slěpiti (“to blind, to dazzle”)
- *oslěpiti, *oslěpěti (“to blind up”)
- *perslěpiti (“to deceive”)
- *zaslěpiti (“to flash, to dazzle”)
- *slěpьcь m, *slěpica f (“blind person”)
- *slěpokъ (“blind, dull, witless creature”)
- *slěpota, *slěpostь (“blindness”)
- *slěpotati (sę) (“to wander around, to amble blindly”)
Related terms
- *slь(p)nǫti (“to get blinded”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слепо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сляп”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 146
- “slėpti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “slěpъ slěpa slěpo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c blind (SA 199; PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “slep”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *slě̑pъ”