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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъsьlъ

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. Speculated to be of expressive origin, derived from *sъskati (“to hiss”) +‎ *-ьlъ, or less likely to descend from *sъsati (“to suck”) +‎ *-ьlъ. Another hypothesis, based on the dialectal variants *sujękъ m / *sujęca f, proposes an origin from *sovati (“to shove, to ditch into”) (related to Proto-Slavic *sudlica (“spear”)). This hypothesis, however, demands *sъsьlъ to reflect a reduplicated form of the root Proto-Balto-Slavic *śauˀ-.

Possibly akin to Latvian susuris (“fat dormouse”).

Noun

*sъ́sьlъ m

  1. ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
    Synonyms: *věverica, *bělъka
  2. anemone (South Slavic)

Alternative forms
  • *sysьlъ
  • *susьlъ
  • *sujękъ m, *sujęca f (possibly)

Derived terms
  • *susьlikъ

Declension
Declension of *sъsьlъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *sъsьlъ *sъsьla *sъsьli
Accusative *sъsьlъ *sъsьla *sъsьly
Genitive *sъsьla *sъsьlu *sъsьlъ
Locative *sъsьlě *sъsьlu *sъsьlěxъ
Dative *sъsьlu *sъsьloma *sъsьlomъ
Instrumental *sъsьlъmь, *sъsьlomь* *sъsьloma *sъsьly
Vocative *sъsьle *sъsьla *sъsьli
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сусолъ (susolŭ)
    • → Russian: су́слик (súslik)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: съ̀сел (sǎ̀sel), су̀як m (sùjak), су̀ица f (sùica)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: sysel
      ⇒ German: Zieselmaus
    • Polish: suseł
    • Slovak: syseľ

Further reading
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “суслик”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “су̀як”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 632
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “съ̀сел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 692
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