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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

Suffix

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*-olъ m[1][2]

  1. Deverbative, forming nouns
    *gogotati (to make a go! go! sound)*gogolъ (wild duck)
    *sokotati (about the sounds of birds)*sokolъ (falcon)
  2. Deadjectival, forming nouns
  3. Denominal, forming nouns
    *vьrxъ (summit, peak)*vьrxolъ (summit, peak)
    *kosa (hair)*kosolъ (crest, topknot)

Declension

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Derived suffixes

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 109
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153