Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xylъ

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

Compare *xyliti (to contort).

Adjective

*xylъ[1]

  1. curved, crooked
  2. frail, ailing

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *xylъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xylъ *xyla *xylo
genitive *xyla *xyly *xyla
dative *xylu *xylě *xylu
accusative *xylъ *xylǫ *xylo
instrumental *xylomь *xylojǫ *xylomь
locative *xylě *xylě *xylě
vocative *xyle *xylo *xylo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xyla *xylě *xylě
genitive *xylu *xylu *xylu
dative *xyloma *xylama *xyloma
accusative *xyla *xylě *xylě
instrumental *xyloma *xylama *xyloma
locative *xylu *xylu *xylu
vocative *xyla *xylě *xylě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xyli *xyly *xyla
genitive *xylъ *xylъ *xylъ
dative *xylomъ *xylamъ *xylomъ
accusative *xyly *xyly *xyla
instrumental *xyly *xylami *xyly
locative *xylěxъ *xylaxъ *xylěxъ
vocative *xyli *xyly *xyla
Definite declension of *xylъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xylъjь *xylaja *xyloje
genitive *xylajego *xylyję̇ *xylajego
dative *xylujemu *xylěji *xylujemu
accusative *xylъjь *xylǫjǫ *xyloje
instrumental *xylyjimь *xylǫjǫ *xylyjimь
locative *xylějemь *xylěji *xylějemь
vocative *xylъjь *xylaja *xyloje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xylaja *xylěji *xylěji
genitive *xyluju *xyluju *xyluju
dative *xylyjima *xylyjima *xylyjima
accusative *xylaja *xylěji *xylěji
instrumental *xylyjima *xylyjima *xylyjima
locative *xyluju *xyluju *xyluju
vocative *xylaja *xylěji *xylěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *xyliji *xylyję̇ *xylaja
genitive *xylъjixъ *xylъjixъ *xylъjixъ
dative *xylyjimъ *xylyjimъ *xylyjimъ
accusative *xylyję̇ *xylyję̇ *xylaja
instrumental *xylyjimi *xylyjimi *xylyjimi
locative *xylyjixъ *xylyjixъ *xylyjixъ
vocative *xyliji *xylyję̇ *xylaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хíлы (xíly)
    • Russian: хи́лый (xílyj)
    • Ukrainian: хи́лий (xýlyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: хи́лав (hílav)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: хи̏љав
    • Slovene: hil
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: chylý
    • Polish: chyły (obsolete)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xylъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 156

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хи́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress