Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlěnъ

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 the root of *tьlěti (to decay).

Noun

*tъlěnъ m[1]

  1. decay, rot

Declension

Declension of *tъlěnъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tъlěnъ *tъlěna *tъlěni
genitive *tъlěna *tъlěnu *tъlěnъ
dative *tъlěnu *tъlěnoma *tъlěnomъ
accusative *tъlěnъ *tъlěna *tъlěny
instrumental *tъlěnъmь, *tъlěnomь* *tъlěnoma *tъlěny
locative *tъlěně *tъlěnu *tъlěněxъ
vocative *tъlěne *tъlěna *tъlěni

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: тлен (tlen)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: тлен f (tlen) (literary)

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “tъlěnъ tъlěna”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 74)