Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьvolъ

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

According to Vasmer, it shares the same origin as *stьblь.

Noun

*stьvolъ m

  1. trunk?

Declension

Declension of *stьvolъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stьvolъ *stьvola *stьvoli
genitive *stьvola *stьvolu *stьvolъ
dative *stьvolu *stьvoloma *stьvolomъ
accusative *stьvolъ *stьvola *stьvoly
instrumental *stьvolъmь, *stьvolomь* *stьvoloma *stьvoly
locative *stьvolě *stьvolu *stьvolěxъ
vocative *stьvole *stьvola *stьvoli

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ствол (stvol)
    • Russian: ствол (stvol)
    • Ukrainian: ствол (stvol)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ствол (stvol)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: цво̀лика
    • Slovene: cmọ̑lje, cvolína (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: stvol
    • Slovak: stvol
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: stwoɫk
      • Lower Sorbian: stwóɫ

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ствол”, 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), “ствол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 440