Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫtьlъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Either from root of *ǫ- +‎ *tьlo (ground) or related[1] to Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, cave).

Adjective

*ǫtьlъ[2][1]

  1. bottomless
    Synonym: *bezdъnъ
  2. hollow
    Synonym: *tъ̀ščь
  3. flimsy, frail, lean, meager, slim
    Synonym: *ščuplъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *ǫtьlъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьlъ *ǫtьla *ǫtьlo
genitive *ǫtьla *ǫtьly *ǫtьla
dative *ǫtьlu *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlu
accusative *ǫtьlъ *ǫtьlǫ *ǫtьlo
instrumental *ǫtьlomь *ǫtьlojǫ *ǫtьlomь
locative *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlě
vocative *ǫtьle *ǫtьlo *ǫtьlo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьla *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlě
genitive *ǫtьlu *ǫtьlu *ǫtьlu
dative *ǫtьloma *ǫtьlama *ǫtьloma
accusative *ǫtьla *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlě
instrumental *ǫtьloma *ǫtьlama *ǫtьloma
locative *ǫtьlu *ǫtьlu *ǫtьlu
vocative *ǫtьla *ǫtьlě *ǫtьlě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьli *ǫtьly *ǫtьla
genitive *ǫtьlъ *ǫtьlъ *ǫtьlъ
dative *ǫtьlomъ *ǫtьlamъ *ǫtьlomъ
accusative *ǫtьly *ǫtьly *ǫtьla
instrumental *ǫtьly *ǫtьlami *ǫtьly
locative *ǫtьlěxъ *ǫtьlaxъ *ǫtьlěxъ
vocative *ǫtьli *ǫtьly *ǫtьla
Definite declension of *ǫtьlъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьlъjь *ǫtьlaja *ǫtьloje
genitive *ǫtьlajego *ǫtьlyję̇ *ǫtьlajego
dative *ǫtьlujemu *ǫtьlěji *ǫtьlujemu
accusative *ǫtьlъjь *ǫtьlǫjǫ *ǫtьloje
instrumental *ǫtьlyjimь *ǫtьlǫjǫ *ǫtьlyjimь
locative *ǫtьlějemь *ǫtьlěji *ǫtьlějemь
vocative *ǫtьlъjь *ǫtьlaja *ǫtьloje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьlaja *ǫtьlěji *ǫtьlěji
genitive *ǫtьluju *ǫtьluju *ǫtьluju
dative *ǫtьlyjima *ǫtьlyjima *ǫtьlyjima
accusative *ǫtьlaja *ǫtьlěji *ǫtьlěji
instrumental *ǫtьlyjima *ǫtьlyjima *ǫtьlyjima
locative *ǫtьluju *ǫtьluju *ǫtьluju
vocative *ǫtьlaja *ǫtьlěji *ǫtьlěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ǫtьliji *ǫtьlyję̇ *ǫtьlaja
genitive *ǫtьlъjixъ *ǫtьlъjixъ *ǫtьlъjixъ
dative *ǫtьlyjimъ *ǫtьlyjimъ *ǫtьlyjimъ
accusative *ǫtьlyję̇ *ǫtьlyję̇ *ǫtьlaja
instrumental *ǫtьlyjimi *ǫtьlyjimi *ǫtьlyjimi
locative *ǫtьlyjixъ *ǫtьlyjixъ *ǫtьlyjixъ
vocative *ǫtьliji *ǫtьlyję̇ *ǫtьlaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: утьлъ (utĭlŭ), утьлꙑи (utĭlyi), утлꙑи (utlyi)
      • Old Ruthenian: у́тлый (útlyj)
        • Ukrainian: ву́тлий (vútlyj); у́тлий (útlyj) (dialectal)
      • Russian: у́тлый (útlyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: ѫтьлъ (ǫtĭlŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
      Cyrillic script: у̏тал
      Latin script: utal
    • Slovene: vọ́təl (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “votel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “ǫtьlъ ǫtьla ǫtьlo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hullet, svag (PR 136)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “у́тлый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “вутлий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka