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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pětьlъ

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

Formed as *pěti (to sing) + *-ьlъ, with preserved -t- from the infinitive. Of onomatopoeic nature, just like Proto-Slavic *kokotъ (from ko-ko!) and Proto-Slavic *kurъ (from ku-ku!). In parallel to this form, some daughter languages employ the duals *pěvьnь (in Ukrainian/Belarusian), *pětuxъ (in Russian), *pětelìnъ[1] (in Slovene).

Noun

*pětь̀lъ m

  1. rooster, cock
    Synonyms: *kokotъ, *kurъ

Alternative forms

  • *pěvьnь m
  • *pětuxъ m
  • *pětelìnъ m

Declension

  • *pěsnь (song)
  • *pěvъ (refrain (of song))
    • *pěvьcь (singer)
  • *piskъ (scream, cry)

Also see

Derived terms

  • *pětьlę (diminutive)
  • *pětьlařь (musician, beadle)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), петух”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (1996), петел¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 195

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), petélin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*pěteli̋nъ”
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