Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlstъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Has been compared with Lithuanian tul̃žti (“to inflate, to swell”), Latvian tùlzt (“to swell”). Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *tъlpa (“crowd”).
The ending *-stъ is of uncertain origin (see there for discussion).
Adjective
Inflection
Accent paradigm c.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tъlstъ | *tъlsta | *tъlsto |
| genitive | *tъlsta | *tъlsty | *tъlsta |
| dative | *tъlstu | *tъlstě | *tъlstu |
| accusative | *tъlstъ | *tъlstǫ | *tъlsto |
| instrumental | *tъlstomь | *tъlstojǫ | *tъlstomь |
| locative | *tъlstě | *tъlstě | *tъlstě |
| vocative | *tъlste | *tъlsto | *tъlsto |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tъlsta | *tъlstě | *tъlstě |
| genitive | *tъlstu | *tъlstu | *tъlstu |
| dative | *tъlstoma | *tъlstama | *tъlstoma |
| accusative | *tъlsta | *tъlstě | *tъlstě |
| instrumental | *tъlstoma | *tъlstama | *tъlstoma |
| locative | *tъlstu | *tъlstu | *tъlstu |
| vocative | *tъlsta | *tъlstě | *tъlstě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tъlsti | *tъlsty | *tъlsta |
| genitive | *tъlstъ | *tъlstъ | *tъlstъ |
| dative | *tъlstomъ | *tъlstamъ | *tъlstomъ |
| accusative | *tъlsty | *tъlsty | *tъlsta |
| instrumental | *tъlsty | *tъlstami | *tъlsty |
| locative | *tъlstěxъ | *tъlstaxъ | *tъlstěxъ |
| vocative | *tъlsti | *tъlsty | *tъlsta |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *tъlstъjь | *tъlstaja | *tъlstoje |
| genitive | *tъlstajego | *tъlstyję̇ | *tъlstajego |
| dative | *tъlstujemu | *tъlstěji | *tъlstujemu |
| accusative | *tъlstъjь | *tъlstǫjǫ | *tъlstoje |
| instrumental | *tъlstyjimь | *tъlstǫjǫ | *tъlstyjimь |
| locative | *tъlstějemь | *tъlstěji | *tъlstějemь |
| vocative | *tъlstъjь | *tъlstaja | *tъlstoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tъlstaja | *tъlstěji | *tъlstěji |
| genitive | *tъlstuju | *tъlstuju | *tъlstuju |
| dative | *tъlstyjima | *tъlstyjima | *tъlstyjima |
| accusative | *tъlstaja | *tъlstěji | *tъlstěji |
| instrumental | *tъlstyjima | *tъlstyjima | *tъlstyjima |
| locative | *tъlstuju | *tъlstuju | *tъlstuju |
| vocative | *tъlstaja | *tъlstěji | *tъlstěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *tъlstiji | *tъlstyję̇ | *tъlstaja |
| genitive | *tъlstъjixъ | *tъlstъjixъ | *tъlstъjixъ |
| dative | *tъlstyjimъ | *tъlstyjimъ | *tъlstyjimъ |
| accusative | *tъlstyję̇ | *tъlstyję̇ | *tъlstaja |
| instrumental | *tъlstyjimi | *tъlstyjimi | *tъlstyjimi |
| locative | *tъlstyjixъ | *tъlstyjixъ | *tъlstyjixъ |
| vocative | *tъlstiji | *tъlstyję̇ | *tъlstaja |
Derived terms
- *tъlstina (“fat”)
- *tъlstota (“fatness”)
- *tъlščь, *tъlšča (“fat”)
- *tъlstunъ, *tъlstuxъ (“fat person”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “то́лстый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- товстий in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tolst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *tъ̑lstъ”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “tъlstъ tъlsta tъlsto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c fed (PR 138)”