Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělьmo

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

From *bělъ +‎ *-ьmo, or possibly from a verb *běliti.

Noun

*bělьmo n

  1. leucoma

Inflection

Declension of *bělьmo (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bělьmo *bělьmě *bělьma
genitive *bělьma *bělьmu *bělьmъ
dative *bělьmu *bělьmoma *bělьmomъ
accusative *bělьmo *bělьmě *bělьma
instrumental *bělьmъmь, *bělьmomь* *bělьmoma *bělьmy
locative *bělьmě *bělьmu *bělьměxъ
vocative *bělьmo *bělьmě *bělьma

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бѣльмо (bělĭmo)
      • Old Ruthenian: бѣльмо́ (bělʹmó), бѣлмо́ (bělmó)
        • Belarusian: бяльмо́ (bjalʹmó)
        • Ukrainian: більмо́ (bilʹmó)
      • Russian: бельмо́ (belʹmó)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: белмо́ (belmó)
    • Slovene: bȇlmo
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bělmo
    • Slovak: beľmo, beľno (dialectal)
    • Old Polish: bielmo
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: bělmo
      • Lower Sorbian: bělman

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělьmo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 86
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бельмо́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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