Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъvila
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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]Possibly, a deverbal from *sъviti (“to wrap, to turn around”).
Noun
[edit]*sъvila f[1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *sъvila (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sъvila | *sъvilě | *sъvily |
| genitive | *sъvily | *sъvilu | *sъvilъ |
| dative | *sъvilě | *sъvilama | *sъvilamъ |
| accusative | *sъvilǫ | *sъvilě | *sъvily |
| instrumental | *sъvilojǫ, *sъvilǫ** | *sъvilama | *sъvilami |
| locative | *sъvilě | *sъvilu | *sъvilasъ, *sъvilaxъ* |
| vocative | *sъvilo | *sъvilě | *sъvily |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: съвила (sŭvila)
- South Slavic:
References
[edit]- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “svila”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Jslov. *s(ъ)vila̋”