Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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

    Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

    Suffix

    *-olъ m[1][2]

    1. Deverbative, forming nouns
      *gogotati (“to make a go! go! sound”) → *gogolъ (“wild duck”)
      *sokotati (“about the sounds of birds”) → *sokolъ (“falcon”)
    2. Deadjectival, forming nouns
    3. Denominal, forming nouns
      *vьrxъ (“summit, peak”) → *vьrxolъ (“summit, peak”)
      *kosa (“hair”) → *kosolъ (“crest, topknot”)

    Declension

    Declension of *-olъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-olъ *-ola *-oli
    genitive *-ola *-olu *-olъ
    dative *-olu *-oloma *-olomъ
    accusative *-olъ *-ola *-oly
    instrumental *-olъmь, *-olomь* *-oloma *-oly
    locative *-olě *-olu *-olěxъ
    vocative *-ole *-ola *-oli

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Derived suffixes

    • *-oľь
    • *-oľa

    Derived terms

    Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-olъ
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gogolъ
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/komolъ
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sokolъ
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xoxolъ

    References

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 109
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153
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