Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/milъ
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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]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *meilas; from Proto-Indo-European *m(e)ilH-lo-s; from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁-. Cognate with Lithuanian mielas (“nice, sweet, cute”), Latvian mīļš, mīls (“dear, cherished, beloved”) (dialectal), Old Prussian mijls (“dear”), Latin mitis (“mild, mellow”), Greek μείλιον (meílion, “pleasant gift”).
Adjective
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Indefinite declension of *milъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *milъ | *mila | *milo |
| genitive | *mila | *mily | *mila |
| dative | *milu | *milě | *milu |
| accusative | *milъ | *milǫ | *milo |
| instrumental | *milomь | *milojǫ | *milomь |
| locative | *milě | *milě | *milě |
| vocative | *mile | *milo | *milo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| genitive | *milu | *milu | *milu |
| dative | *miloma | *milama | *miloma |
| accusative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| instrumental | *miloma | *milama | *miloma |
| locative | *milu | *milu | *milu |
| vocative | *mila | *milě | *milě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mili | *mily | *mila |
| genitive | *milъ | *milъ | *milъ |
| dative | *milomъ | *milamъ | *milomъ |
| accusative | *mily | *mily | *mila |
| instrumental | *mily | *milami | *mily |
| locative | *milěxъ | *milaxъ | *milěxъ |
| vocative | *mili | *mily | *mila |
Definite declension of *milъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *milъjь | *milaja | *miloje |
| genitive | *milajego | *milyję̇ | *milajego |
| dative | *milujemu | *milěji | *milujemu |
| accusative | *milъjь | *milǫjǫ | *miloje |
| instrumental | *milyjimь | *milǫjǫ | *milyjimь |
| locative | *milějemь | *milěji | *milějemь |
| vocative | *milъjь | *milaja | *miloje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| genitive | *miluju | *miluju | *miluju |
| dative | *milyjima | *milyjima | *milyjima |
| accusative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| instrumental | *milyjima | *milyjima | *milyjima |
| locative | *miluju | *miluju | *miluju |
| vocative | *milaja | *milěji | *milěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *miliji | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
| genitive | *milъjixъ | *milъjixъ | *milъjixъ |
| dative | *milyjimъ | *milyjimъ | *milyjimъ |
| accusative | *milyję̇ | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
| instrumental | *milyjimi | *milyjimi | *milyjimi |
| locative | *milyjixъ | *milyjixъ | *milyjixъ |
| vocative | *miliji | *milyję̇ | *milaja |
Derived terms
[edit]- *milostь
- *miloba
- *milosьrdъ (“merciful, compassionate”)
- *milovati
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Non-Slavic
- → Romanian: milă
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ми́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mitis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 383
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mìlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 317: “adj. o (a) ‘sweet, dear’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “milъ mila milo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 23, 107, 110; PR 133; MP 22)”