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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kovylь
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *kovylъ
Etymology
According to ESSJa, a verbal noun of *kovati (“to forge”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (hawi, “grass, hay”).
Declension
Declension of *kovylь (soft o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kovylь | *kovyla | *kovyli |
| Accusative | *kovylь | *kovyla | *kovylę̇ |
| Genitive | *kovyla | *kovylu | *kovylь |
| Locative | *kovyli | *kovylu | *kovylixъ |
| Dative | *kovylu | *kovylema | *kovylemъ |
| Instrumental | *kovylьmь, *kovylemь* | *kovylema | *kovyli |
| Vocative | *kovylu | *kovyla | *kovyli |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: ковꙑль (kovylĭ), ковꙑла f (kovyla)
- Belarusian: кавы́ль (kavýlʹ)
- Russian: ковы́ль (kovýlʹ); ковы́л (kovýl), ковы́ла f (kovýla) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: кови́ла f (kovýla)
- Old East Slavic: ковꙑль (kovylĭ), ковꙑла f (kovyla)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kovylь/*kovylь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ковы́ль”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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