Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/boľьjь

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 Proto-Indo-European *bel-. Cognate with Sanskrit बल (bala), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn).

Adjective

*boľьjь

1. bigger, greater; comparative degree of *velьjь

Declension

Indefinite declension of *boľьjь (comparative)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьjь	*boľьši	*boľe
genitive	*boľьša	*boľьšę̇	*boľьša
dative	*boľьšu	*boľьši	*boľьšu
accusative	*boľьšь	*boľьšǫ	*boľe
instrumental	*boľьšemь	*boľьšejǫ	*boľьšemь
locative	*boľьši	*boľьši	*boľьši
vocative	*boľьšu	*boľьše	*boľьše
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьša	*boľьši	*boľьši
genitive	*boľьšu	*boľьšu	*boľьšu
dative	*boľьšema	*boľьšama	*boľьšema
accusative	*boľьša	*boľьši	*boľьši
instrumental	*boľьšema	*boľьšama	*boľьšema
locative	*boľьšu	*boľьšu	*boľьšu
vocative	*boľьša	*boľьši	*boľьši
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьše	*boľьšę̇	*boľьša
genitive	*boľьšь	*boľьšь	*boľьšь
dative	*boľьšemъ	*boľьšamъ	*boľьšemъ
accusative	*boľьšę̇	*boľьšę̇	*boľьša
instrumental	*boľьši	*boľьšami	*boľьši
locative	*boľьšixъ	*boľьšaxъ	*boľьšixъ
vocative	*boľьši	*boľьšę̇	*boľьša

Definite declension of *boľьjь (comparative)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьjь	*boľьšija	*boľьšeje
genitive	*boľьšajego	*boľьšę̇ję̇	*boľьšajego
dative	*boľьšujemu	*boľьšiji	*boľьšujemu
accusative	*boľьšьjь	*boľьšǫjǫ	*boľьšeje
instrumental	*boľьšijimь	*boľьšǫjǫ	*boľьšijimь
locative	*boľьšijemь	*boľьšiji	*boľьšijemь
vocative	*boľьšьjь	*boľьšaja	*boľьšeje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьšaja	*boľьšiji	*boľьšiji
genitive	*boľьšuju	*boľьšuju	*boľьšuju
dative	*boľьšijima	*boľьšijima	*boľьšijima
accusative	*boľьšaja	*boľьšiji	*boľьšiji
instrumental	*boľьšijima	*boľьšijima	*boľьšijima
locative	*boľьšuju	*boľьšuju	*boľьšuju
vocative	*boľьšaja	*boľьšiji	*boľьšiji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boľьšeji	*boľьšę̇ję̇	*boľьšaja
genitive	*boľьšьjixъ	*boľьšьjixъ	*boľьšьjixъ
dative	*boľьšijimъ	*boľьšijimъ	*boľьšijimъ
accusative	*boľьšę̇ję̇	*boľьšę̇ję̇	*boľьšaja
instrumental	*boľьšijimi	*boľьšijimi	*boľьšijimi
locative	*boľьšijixъ	*boľьšijixъ	*boľьšijixъ
vocative	*boľьšiji	*boľьšę̇ję̇	*boľьšaja

Antonyms

• *mьňьjь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: бо́льшы (bólʹšy, “greater”) (comparative adjective)
  • Russian: бо́льший (bólʹšij, “greater”) (comparative adjective) (> back-formed большо́й (bolʹšój, “big”))
  • Ukrainian: бі́льший (bílʹšyj, “greater”) (comparative adjective)
  • Old Novgorodian: больи (bolĭi), болии (bolii)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: бол҄ии (bolʹii)
  • Bulgarian: боле (bole)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: бо̏ље̄ (“better”)

    Latin script: bȍljē (“better”)

  • Slovene: bọ̑lji, bọ̑ljši (“better”) (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Kashubian: bòlësti