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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlь

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 Proto-Indo-European *dlh₁-.

Noun

*dьlь f

  1. length

Inflection
Declension of *dьlь (i-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dьlь *dьli *dьli
Accusative *dьlь *dьli *dьli
Genitive *dьli *dьlьju, *dьľu* *dьlьjь, *dьli*
Locative *dьli *dьlьju, *dьľu* *dьlьxъ
Dative *dьli *dьlьma *dьlьmъ
Instrumental *dьlьjǫ, *dьľǫ* *dьlьma *dьlьmi
Vocative *dьli *dьli *dьli
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
  • *dьliti (“to last”)
  • *dьlina (“length, longitude”)
  • *dьlgъ (“long”)
  • *dьlžina (“length, longitude”)

Descendants
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dél (poetic)

Further reading
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dьlь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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