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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čelnъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Of undetermined origin; perhaps from *čeliti (“to cut, to abate”) + *-nъ, itself of unknown origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to crook, to shape”).
Declension
Declension of *čȇlnъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čȇlnъ | *čȇlna | *čȇlni |
| Accusative | *čȇlnъ | *čȇlna | *čȇlny |
| Genitive | *čȇlna | *čelnù | *čẽlnъ |
| Locative | *čȇlně | *čelnù | *čelně̃xъ |
| Dative | *čȇlnu | *čelnomà | *čelnòmъ |
| Instrumental | *čȇlnъmь, *čȇlnomь* | *čelnomà | *čelný |
| Vocative | *čelne | *čȇlna | *čȇlni |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *čelnъkъ (“organ, part of the body”)
- *čelnьcь (“article”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic:
- Russian: челено́ (čelenó) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: челе́н (čelén)
- Old East Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čelnъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 04, Moscow: Nauka, page 44
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “член”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “čelnъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (PR 131)”
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