Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olьxa
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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]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-.
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
Declension of *olьxa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *olьxa | *olьśě | *olьxy |
| genitive | *olьxy | *olьxu | *olьxъ |
| dative | *olьśě | *olьxama | *olьxamъ |
| accusative | *olьxǫ | *olьśě | *olьxy |
| instrumental | *olьxojǫ, *olьxǫ** | *olьxama | *olьxami |
| locative | *olьśě | *olьxu | *olьxasъ, *olьxaxъ* |
| vocative | *olьxo | *olьśě | *olьxy |
* -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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*olьxa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 81
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “jelša”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *jelьša̋, *olьša̋”
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́льха́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress