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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělь

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

From *bělъ (“white”) +‎ *-ь. Cognate with Latvian bala (“loamy valley, swamp, depression”), Lithuanian balà (“swamp”).

Noun

*bělь m

  1. swampy meadow?

Inflection
Declension of *bělь (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *bělь *běla *běli
Accusative *bělь *běla *bělę̇
Genitive *běla *bělu *bělь
Locative *běli *bělu *bělixъ
Dative *bělu *bělema *bělemъ
Instrumental *bělьmь, *bělemь* *bělema *běli
Vocative *bělu *běla *běli
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

See also

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: бель (bjelʹ, “swampy meadow”)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: biel (“swampy meadow”) (dialectal), bielaw (dialectal)

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “*bala”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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