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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tesla
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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
Alternative forms
- *teslò
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-dʰlo-, from *tetḱ-. Morphologically *tes- + *-slo (“instrumental suffix”) or *tes- + *-sla.
Cognate with Old Norse þexla (“axe”), Old High German dehsala (“axe, adze”).
Declension
Declension of *tesla (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tesla | *teslě | *tesly |
| Accusative | *teslǫ | *teslě | *tesly |
| Genitive | *tesly | *teslu | *teslъ |
| Locative | *teslě | *teslu | *teslasъ, *teslaxъ* |
| Dative | *teslě | *teslama | *teslamъ |
| Instrumental | *teslojǫ, *teslǫ** | *teslama | *teslami |
| Vocative | *teslo | *teslě | *tesly |
* -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
- *tesati (“hew”)
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “тесла”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “тес”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 240
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 491
- Sreznevskij, I. I. (1912), “тесла”, in Materialy dlja slovarja drevne-russkago jazyka po pisʹmennym pamjatnikam [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old Russian Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 3, Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 952
- Dalʹ, V. I. (1880–1882), “тесла”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ živovo velikorusskovo jazyka [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg, Moscow: Izdanije knigoprodavca-tipografa M.O. Volʹfa
- Dalʹ, V. I. (1880–1882), “тесать”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ živovo velikorusskovo jazyka [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg, Moscow: Izdanije knigoprodavca-tipografa M.O. Volʹfa
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