< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sliva
 |
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 *sliˀwā́ˀ, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”), from which also Proto-Germanic *slaihwǭ (“sloe”).
Inflection
Declension of *slìva (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *slìva | *slìvě | *slìvy |
| Accusative | *slìvǫ | *slìvě | *slìvy |
| Genitive | *slìvy | *slìvu | *slìvъ |
| Locative | *slìvě | *slìvu | *slìvasъ, *slìvaxъ* |
| Dative | *slìvě | *slìvama | *slìvamъ |
| Instrumental | *slìvojǫ, *slìvǭ** | *slìvama | *slìvamī |
| Vocative | *slìvo | *slìvě | *slìvy |
* -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).
Descendants
- Old East Slavic: слива (sliva)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сли́ва”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.