Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solvъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *solHwos. Indo-European cognates include Old High German salwo (“dirty yellow”), Old Irish salach (“dirty”).
Adjective
*solvъ
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *solvъ | *solva | *solvo |
| genitive | *solva | *solvy | *solva |
| dative | *solvu | *solvě | *solvu |
| accusative | *solvъ | *solvǫ | *solvo |
| instrumental | *solvomь | *solvojǫ | *solvomь |
| locative | *solvě | *solvě | *solvě |
| vocative | *solve | *solvo | *solvo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *solva | *solvě | *solvě |
| genitive | *solvu | *solvu | *solvu |
| dative | *solvoma | *solvama | *solvoma |
| accusative | *solva | *solvě | *solvě |
| instrumental | *solvoma | *solvama | *solvoma |
| locative | *solvu | *solvu | *solvu |
| vocative | *solva | *solvě | *solvě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *solvi | *solvy | *solva |
| genitive | *solvъ | *solvъ | *solvъ |
| dative | *solvomъ | *solvamъ | *solvomъ |
| accusative | *solvy | *solvy | *solva |
| instrumental | *solvy | *solvami | *solvy |
| locative | *solvěxъ | *solvaxъ | *solvěxъ |
| vocative | *solvi | *solvy | *solva |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *solvъjь | *solvaja | *solvoje |
| genitive | *solvajego | *solvyję̇ | *solvajego |
| dative | *solvujemu | *solvěji | *solvujemu |
| accusative | *solvъjь | *solvǫjǫ | *solvoje |
| instrumental | *solvyjimь | *solvǫjǫ | *solvyjimь |
| locative | *solvějemь | *solvěji | *solvějemь |
| vocative | *solvъjь | *solvaja | *solvoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *solvaja | *solvěji | *solvěji |
| genitive | *solvuju | *solvuju | *solvuju |
| dative | *solvyjima | *solvyjima | *solvyjima |
| accusative | *solvaja | *solvěji | *solvěji |
| instrumental | *solvyjima | *solvyjima | *solvyjima |
| locative | *solvuju | *solvuju | *solvuju |
| vocative | *solvaja | *solvěji | *solvěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *solviji | *solvyję̇ | *solvaja |
| genitive | *solvъjixъ | *solvъjixъ | *solvъjixъ |
| dative | *solvyjimъ | *solvyjimъ | *solvyjimъ |
| accusative | *solvyję̇ | *solvyję̇ | *solvaja |
| instrumental | *solvyjimi | *solvyjimi | *solvyjimi |
| locative | *solvyjixъ | *solvyjixъ | *solvyjixъ |
| vocative | *solviji | *solvyję̇ | *solvaja |
Related terms
- *solviti (“grow dim (of the eyes); become lethargic, sleepy”)
- *solvьjь (“nightingale”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: соловъ (solovŭ, “light red color with white tail and mane (about horses)”)
- Old Novgorodian: солове (solove)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- ⇒ Russian Church Slavonic: славоочиѥ (slavoočije, “blue-gray (of eyes)”)
- Old Church Slavonic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460