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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smola
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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 *smel- (: *smol-).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian smel̨i, Latvian smė̃lа, smelà, smil̃kti, smilkstù, smilkýti, smilkaũ.
Indo-European cognates include Low German smelen, Middle English smolder, Proto-Germanic *smuljaną (“to glow, burn, smoulder”), Middle Irish *smāl- : *smōl-.
Declension
Declension of *smola (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *smola | *smolě | *smoly |
| Accusative | *smolǫ | *smolě | *smoly |
| Genitive | *smoly | *smolu | *smolъ |
| Locative | *smolě | *smolu | *smolasъ, *smolaxъ* |
| Dative | *smolě | *smolama | *smolamъ |
| Instrumental | *smolojǫ, *smolǫ** | *smolama | *smolami |
| Vocative | *smolo | *smolě | *smoly |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “смола”, 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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