Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obolsti

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

From *ob- +‎ *volsti.

Verb

*obolsti pf

to take possession of

Conjugation

Conjugation of *obolsti, *obolde, *oboldetь (perf., -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*oboldenьje	*obolsti	*obolstъ	*oboldlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*oboldenъ	—
Active	*oboldъ	—

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*obold(ox)ъ	*obolde	*obolde	*oboldǫ	*oboldeši	*oboldetь
Dual	*obold(ox)ově	*obold(e/os)ta	*obold(e/os)te	*oboldevě	*oboldeta	*oboldete
Plural	*obold(ox)omъ	*obold(e/os)te	oboldǫ, oboldošę	*oboldemъ	*oboldete	*oboldǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	—	—	—	—	*oboldi	*oboldi
Dual	—	—	—	*obolděvě	*obolděta	—
Plural	—	—	—	*obolděmъ	*obolděte	—

In perfective verbs, present expresses future

Derived terms

*obolstь

Descendants

Church Slavonic: области (oblasti)
- → Old East Slavic: области (oblasti)
South Slavic:
- Macedonian: овласти (ovlasti)
West Slavic:
- Czech: ovlasti

References

Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*obvolsti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 31 (*obvelčenьje – *obžьniviny), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 89