Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьlьmъ

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-Balto-Slavic *ílimas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥Himos. Indo-European cognates include English elm, Latin ulmus.

Noun

*jьlьmъ m

1. elm

   Synonyms: *berstъ, *vęzъ

Declension

Declension of *jьlьmъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*jьlьmъ	*jьlьma	*jьlьmi
genitive	*jьlьma	*jьlьmu	*jьlьmъ
dative	*jьlьmu	*jьlьmoma	*jьlьmomъ
accusative	*jьlьmъ	*jьlьma	*jьlьmy
instrumental	*jьlьmъmь, *jьlьmomь*	*jьlьmoma	*jьlьmy
locative	*jьlьmě	*jьlьmu	*jьlьměxъ
vocative	*jьlьme	*jьlьma	*jьlьmi

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: илемъ (ilemŭ)
  • Belarusian: лём (ljom)
  • Russian: ильм (ilʹm), ильма (ilʹma), лёмок (ljómok) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: ільм (ilʹm), ілем (ilem), льом (lʹom)
• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: lìm (dialectal)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: jilm
    • Czech: jilm
  • Polabian: jėlmă
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: lom