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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pilę
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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
Onomatopoeic, from the nestling call *pi-pi + *-lę. Likely of Proto-Balto-Slavic origin, akin to Latvian pīle (“duck”), Lithuanian pỹlė (“duck”).
Compare also Proto-Slavic *pisklę (whence Polish pisklę) = *piskati (“to shriek”) + *-lę.
Alternative forms
- *pylę
Declension
Declension of *pilę (nt-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pilę | *pilęti | *pilęta |
| Accusative | *pilę | *pilęti | *pilęta |
| Genitive | *pilęte | *pilętu | *pilętъ |
| Locative | *pilęte | *pilętu | *pilętьxъ |
| Dative | *pilęti | *pilętьma | *pilętьmъ |
| Instrumental | *pilętьmь | *pilętьma | *pilęty |
| Vocative | *pilę | *pilęti | *pilęta |
Derived terms
- *piľukъ, *piľakъ (“bird of pray”) (literally: “chickener”)
Related terms
- *pilica, *pilьcь, *piliťь (diminutives)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пы́ля”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “пиле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 235
- “pylė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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