Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ělь

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

Alternative forms

• *-alь (after palatals)
• *-tělь (verbs ending in -V-)

Etymology

An addition of *-lь to a stem extension *-ē, possibly the same one found in the imperfect.

Suffix

*-ělь f

1. From verbs ending in -V-

   *mytělь ← *myti

   *obutělь ← *obuti

2. From verbs ending in -C- or similar

   *obrětělь ← *obrěsti

   *pečalь ← *peťi

   *gybělь ← *gynǫti

   *obitělь ← *obitati

   *svirělь ← *svirati

   *piščalь ← *piščati, *piskati

   *kapělь ← *kapati

   *glǫbělь ← *glǫbati

Declension

Declension of *-ělь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ělь	*-ěli	*-ěli
genitive	*-ěli	*-ělьju, *-ěľu*	*-ělьjь, *-ěli*
dative	*-ěli	*-ělьma	*-ělьmъ
accusative	*-ělь	*-ěli	*-ěli
instrumental	*-ělьjǫ, *-ěľǫ*	*-ělьma	*-ělьmi
locative	*-ěli	*-ělьju, *-ěľu*	*-ělьxъ
vocative	*-ěli	*-ěli	*-ěli

^* 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).

Related terms

• *-lъ, *-ьlъ, *-ělъ

See also

• *-ja/*-ťa, *-ь, *-tь
• *-teľь, *-ějь/*-ěja

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ělь

Descendants

• Old Church Slavonic: -ѣль (-ělĭ)
• Russian: -ель (-elʹ)
• Ukrainian: -іль (-ilʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “печаль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свирель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пищаль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obrětělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 81
• Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*obvitělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 31 (*obvelčenьje – *obžьniviny), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 63
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kapělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 9 (*jьz – *klenьje), Moscow: Nauka, page 146
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kypělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 264
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*glǫbělь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 140