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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/posъlъ

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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

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Etymology

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    Deverbal from *posъlati (to appoint, to send).

    Noun

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    *posъlъ m[1]

    1. (North Slavic) envoy, messenger
    2. (South Slavic) task, assignment

    Declension

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    Declension of *posъlъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *posъlъ *posъla *posъli
    genitive *posъla *posъlu *posъlъ
    dative *posъlu *posъloma *posъlomъ
    accusative *posъlъ *posъla *posъly
    instrumental *posъlъmь, *posъlomь* *posъloma *posъly
    locative *posъlě *posъlu *posъlěxъ
    vocative *posъle *posъla *posъli

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

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    Further reading

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    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “посол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

    References

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    1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “posel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *posъlъ̏