Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/golǫbъ
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from *gȍlǭbь (“pigeon”),[1][2] referring to the bird's neck plumage, i.e. “pigeon-colored”.
Adjective
[edit]Declension
[edit]Indefinite declension of *golǫbъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *golǫbъ | *golǫba | *golǫbo |
| genitive | *golǫba | *golǫby | *golǫba |
| dative | *golǫbu | *golǫbě | *golǫbu |
| accusative | *golǫbъ | *golǫbǫ | *golǫbo |
| instrumental | *golǫbomь | *golǫbojǫ | *golǫbomь |
| locative | *golǫbě | *golǫbě | *golǫbě |
| vocative | *golǫbe | *golǫbo | *golǫbo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *golǫba | *golǫbě | *golǫbě |
| genitive | *golǫbu | *golǫbu | *golǫbu |
| dative | *golǫboma | *golǫbama | *golǫboma |
| accusative | *golǫba | *golǫbě | *golǫbě |
| instrumental | *golǫboma | *golǫbama | *golǫboma |
| locative | *golǫbu | *golǫbu | *golǫbu |
| vocative | *golǫba | *golǫbě | *golǫbě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *golǫbi | *golǫby | *golǫba |
| genitive | *golǫbъ | *golǫbъ | *golǫbъ |
| dative | *golǫbomъ | *golǫbamъ | *golǫbomъ |
| accusative | *golǫby | *golǫby | *golǫba |
| instrumental | *golǫby | *golǫbami | *golǫby |
| locative | *golǫběxъ | *golǫbaxъ | *golǫběxъ |
| vocative | *golǫbi | *golǫby | *golǫba |
Definite declension of *golǫbъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *golǫbъjь | *golǫbaja | *golǫboje |
| genitive | *golǫbajego | *golǫbyję̇ | *golǫbajego |
| dative | *golǫbujemu | *golǫběji | *golǫbujemu |
| accusative | *golǫbъjь | *golǫbǫjǫ | *golǫboje |
| instrumental | *golǫbyjimь | *golǫbǫjǫ | *golǫbyjimь |
| locative | *golǫbějemь | *golǫběji | *golǫbějemь |
| vocative | *golǫbъjь | *golǫbaja | *golǫboje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *golǫbaja | *golǫběji | *golǫběji |
| genitive | *golǫbuju | *golǫbuju | *golǫbuju |
| dative | *golǫbyjima | *golǫbyjima | *golǫbyjima |
| accusative | *golǫbaja | *golǫběji | *golǫběji |
| instrumental | *golǫbyjima | *golǫbyjima | *golǫbyjima |
| locative | *golǫbuju | *golǫbuju | *golǫbuju |
| vocative | *golǫbaja | *golǫběji | *golǫběji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *golǫbiji | *golǫbyję̇ | *golǫbaja |
| genitive | *golǫbъjixъ | *golǫbъjixъ | *golǫbъjixъ |
| dative | *golǫbyjimъ | *golǫbyjimъ | *golǫbyjimъ |
| accusative | *golǫbyję̇ | *golǫbyję̇ | *golǫbaja |
| instrumental | *golǫbyjimi | *golǫbyjimi | *golǫbyjimi |
| locative | *golǫbyjixъ | *golǫbyjixъ | *golǫbyjixъ |
| vocative | *golǫbiji | *golǫbyję̇ | *golǫbaja |
Related terms
[edit]- *gȍlǭbь (“pigeon”)
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*golǫbъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 217
References
[edit]- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “голубой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ Szemerényi, Oswald (1967) “Славянская этимология на индоевропейском фоне”, in В. А. Меркулова, transl., Вопросы языкознания (in Russian), number 4, pages 20–21
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*golǫbъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 175: “adj. o ‘blue’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “golǫbъ golǫba golǫbo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c blå (PR 138)”