Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьvolъ

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

According to Vasmer, it shares the same origin as *stьblь.

Noun

*stьvolъ m

1. trunk?

Declension

Declension of *stьvolъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stьvolъ	*stьvola	*stьvoli
genitive	*stьvola	*stьvolu	*stьvolъ
dative	*stьvolu	*stьvoloma	*stьvolomъ
accusative	*stьvolъ	*stьvola	*stьvoly
instrumental	*stьvolъmь, *stьvolomь*	*stьvoloma	*stьvoly
locative	*stьvolě	*stьvolu	*stьvolěxъ
vocative	*stьvole	*stьvola	*stьvoli

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: ствол (stvol)
  • Russian: ствол (stvol)
  • Ukrainian: ствол (stvol)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: ствол (stvol)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: цво̀лика

  • Slovene: cmọ̑lje, cvolína (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: stvol
  • Slovak: stvol
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: stwoɫk
    • Lower Sorbian: stwóɫ

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ствол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “ствол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 440