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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sila
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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-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognate with Lithuanian síela (“soul”), Old Prussian seilin (“diligence”).
Declension
Declension of *sìla (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sìla | *sìlě | *sìly |
| Accusative | *sìlǫ | *sìlě | *sìly |
| Genitive | *sìly | *sìlu | *sìlъ |
| Locative | *sìlě | *sìlu | *sìlasъ, *sìlaxъ* |
| Dative | *sìlě | *sìlama | *sìlamъ |
| Instrumental | *sìlojǫ, *sìlǭ** | *sìlama | *sìlamī |
| Vocative | *sìlo | *sìlě | *sìly |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Derived terms
- *silьnъ (“strong”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*sìla”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “си́ла”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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