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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pětьlъ

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

Formed as *pěti (“to sing”) +‎ *-ьlъ, with preserved -t- from the infinitive. Of onomatopoeic nature, just like Proto-Slavic *kokotъ (from ko-ko!) and Proto-Slavic *kurъ (from ku-ku!). In parallel to this form, some daughter languages employ the duals *pěvьnь (in Ukrainian/Belarusian), *pětuxъ (in Russian), *pětelìnъ[1] (in Slovene).

Noun

*pětь̀lъ m

  1. rooster, cock
    Synonyms: *kokotъ, *kurъ

Alternative forms
  • *pěvьnь m
  • *pětuxъ m
  • *pětelìnъ m

Declension
Declension of *pětь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *pětь̀lъ *pětьlà *pětьlì
Accusative *pětь̀lъ *pětьlà *pětьlỳ
Genitive *pětьlà *pětьlù *pětь̀lъ
Locative *pětьlě̀ *pětьlù *pětь̀lěxъ
Dative *pětьlù *pětьlòma *pětьlòmъ
Instrumental *pětьlъ̀mь, *pětьlòmь* *pětьlòma *pětь̀ly
Vocative *pětьle *pětьlà *pětьlì
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Also see

  • *pipę (“chicken”)
  • *pilę (“chicken”)
  • *kurica (“hen”)
  • *kokošь(ka) (“hen”)
  • *pipa (“hen”)
  • *pipati (“to pip”)

Derived terms
  • *pětьlę (diminutive)
  • *pětьlařь (“musician, beadle”)

Descendants

Further reading

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “petélin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*pěteli̋nъ”
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