Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dělitьba
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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 **dělitva, from *děliti + *-tva.
Noun[edit]
*dělitьba f
- division
- Synonyms: *děljenьje, *dělьba, *děležь
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *dělitьba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dělitьba | *dělitьbě | *dělitьby |
| genitive | *dělitьby | *dělitьbu | *dělitьbъ |
| dative | *dělitьbě | *dělitьbama | *dělitьbamъ |
| accusative | *dělitьbǫ | *dělitьbě | *dělitьby |
| instrumental | *dělitьbojǫ, *dělitьbǫ** | *dělitьbama | *dělitьbami |
| locative | *dělitьbě | *dělitьbu | *dělitьbasъ, *dělitьbaxъ* |
| vocative | *dělitьbo | *dělitьbě | *dělitьby |
* -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).
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*dělitьba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 234