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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъlva
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *múlˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥wH-eh₂, from *mlewH-.
Inflection
Declension of *mъ̀lva (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mъ̀lva | *mъ̀lvě | *mъ̀lvy |
| Accusative | *mъ̀lvǫ | *mъ̀lvě | *mъ̀lvy |
| Genitive | *mъ̀lvy | *mъ̀lvu | *mъ̀lvъ |
| Locative | *mъ̀lvě | *mъ̀lvu | *mъ̀lvasъ, *mъ̀lvaxъ* |
| Dative | *mъ̀lvě | *mъ̀lvama | *mъ̀lvamъ |
| Instrumental | *mъ̀lvojǫ, *mъ̀lvǭ** | *mъ̀lvama | *mъ̀lvamī |
| Vocative | *mъ̀lvo | *mъ̀lvě | *mъ̀lvy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Derived terms
- *mъ̀lvati
- *mъ̀lvjenъ
- *mъ̀lv(j)enьje
- *mъ̀lviti
- *mъ̀lvěninъ
- *mъ̀lvjati
- *mъ̀lvъka
- *mъ̀lvь
- *mъ̀lvьca, *mъ̀lvьcь
- *mъ̀lvьnъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъlva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 225
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “молва́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mъlva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 333: “f. ā ‘speech’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “mъlva”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a tale (PR 132)”
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