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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olbǫdь
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *albits (“swan”) and *albiz (> elf).
Declension
Derksen 2008 reconstructs this word as a jo-stem, but this must be secondary given the lack of iotation of final *d. Per Derksen, this word is either accent class c or a.
Declension of *ȏlbǭdь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ȏlbǭdь | *ȏlbǭdi | *ȏlbǭdьjē, *ȏlbǭďē* |
| Accusative | *ȏlbǭdь | *ȏlbǭdi | *ȏlbǭdi |
| Genitive | *olbǭdí | *olbǭdьjù, *olbǫďu* | *olbǭdь̀jь |
| Locative | *olbǭdí | *olbǭdьjù, *olbǫďu* | *ȏlbǭdьxъ |
| Dative | *ȏlbǭdi | *olbǭdьmà | *ȏlbǭdьmъ |
| Instrumental | *ȏlbǭdьmь | *olbǭdьmà | *olbǭdьmì |
| Vocative | *olbǫdi | *ȏlbǭdi | *ȏlbǭdьjē, *ȏlbǭďē* |
* 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).
Alternative forms
- *olbǭtь
- *elbedь
- *elbǭtь
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, Žuravljóv, Anatolij, editors (2005), “*olbędь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 32, Moscow: Nauka, page 50
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “лебедь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*olbǭdь; *olbǭtь; *elbedь; *elbǭtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365: “m. jo (c (a)) ‘swan’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “olbǫdь (lebedь, lebędь)”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c svane (PR 138)”
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