Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьly

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

Possibly, akin to Latin dōlium (“cask”). Further origin unclear:

• If inherited, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”), related to Proto-Celtic *delwā (“shape”);
• Possibly of substrate origin, akin to Persian دلو (dalv, “tub”), Arabic لْو (dalw, “bucket”) (of Semitic origin).

Noun

*dьly f

1. cask

Declension

Declension of *dьly (v-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dьly	*dьlъvi	*dьlъvi
genitive	*dьlъve	*dьlъvu	*dьlъvъ
dative	*dьlъvi	*dьlъvьma, *dьlъvama*	*dьlъvьmъ, *dьlъvamъ*
accusative	*dьlъvь	*dьlъvi	*dьlъvi
instrumental	*dьlъvьjǫ, *dьlъvľǫ**	*dьlъvьma, *dьlъvama*	*dьlъvьmi, *dьlъvami*
locative	*dьlъve	*dьlъvu	*dьlъvьxъ, *dьlъvaxъ*
vocative	*dьly	*dьlъvi	*dьlъvi

^* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
^** 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

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: дълꙑ (dŭly)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⰴⱐⰾⱏⰺ (dĭly)

    Old Cyrillic script: дьлꙑ (dĭly)

    • Bulgarian: де́лва (délva)