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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeb- (“fat, heavy, thick”) + *-elъ, presumably cognate with Latvian depsis (“chunky boy”), Old Prussian debīkan / debica (“big”), Proto-Germanic *dapraz (“rigid”). The lack of traces of Winter's law in this case is problematic. The suffix is identical to the one found in Lithuanian di̇̀delis (“large, robust”).
Adjective
*dȅbelъ[1][2][3]
- fat
Declension
Indefinite declension of *debelъ (hard)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debelъ
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*debela
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*debelo
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| genitive
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*debela
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*debely
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*debela
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| dative
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*debelu
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*debelě
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*debelu
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| accusative
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*debelъ
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*debelǫ
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*debelo
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| instrumental
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*debelomь
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*debelojǫ
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*debelomь
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| locative
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*debelě
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*debelě
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*debelě
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| vocative
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*debele
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*debelo
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*debelo
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debela
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*debelě
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*debelě
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| genitive
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*debelu
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*debelu
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*debelu
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| dative
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*debeloma
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*debelama
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*debeloma
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| accusative
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*debela
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*debelě
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*debelě
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| instrumental
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*debeloma
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*debelama
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*debeloma
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| locative
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*debelu
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*debelu
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*debelu
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| vocative
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*debela
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*debelě
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*debelě
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debeli
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*debely
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*debela
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| genitive
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*debelъ
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*debelъ
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*debelъ
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| dative
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*debelomъ
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*debelamъ
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*debelomъ
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| accusative
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*debely
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*debely
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*debela
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| instrumental
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*debely
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*debelami
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*debely
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| locative
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*debelěxъ
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*debelaxъ
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*debelěxъ
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| vocative
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*debeli
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*debely
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*debela
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Definite declension of *debelъ (hard)
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debelъjь
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*debelaja
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*debeloje
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| genitive
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*debelajego
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*debelyję̇
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*debelajego
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| dative
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*debelujemu
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*debelěji
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*debelujemu
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| accusative
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*debelъjь
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*debelǫjǫ
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*debeloje
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| instrumental
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*debelyjimь
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*debelǫjǫ
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*debelyjimь
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| locative
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*debelějemь
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*debelěji
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*debelějemь
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| vocative
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*debelъjь
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*debelaja
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*debeloje
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| dual
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debelaja
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*debelěji
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*debelěji
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| genitive
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*debeluju
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*debeluju
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*debeluju
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| dative
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*debelyjima
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*debelyjima
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*debelyjima
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| accusative
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*debelaja
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*debelěji
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*debelěji
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| instrumental
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*debelyjima
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*debelyjima
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*debelyjima
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| locative
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*debeluju
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*debeluju
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*debeluju
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| vocative
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*debelaja
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*debelěji
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*debelěji
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*debeliji
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*debelyję̇
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*debelaja
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| genitive
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*debelъjixъ
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*debelъjixъ
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*debelъjixъ
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| dative
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*debelyjimъ
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*debelyjimъ
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*debelyjimъ
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| accusative
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*debelyję̇
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*debelyję̇
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*debelaja
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| instrumental
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*debelyjimi
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*debelyjimi
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*debelyjimi
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| locative
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*debelyjixъ
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*debelyjixъ
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*debelyjixъ
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| vocative
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*debeliji
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*debelyję̇
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*debelaja
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Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Russian Church Slavonic: дебелъ (debelŭ)
- Bulgarian: дебе́л (debél)
- Macedonian: де́бел (débel)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: дѐбео
- Latin script: dèbeo
- Slovene: débeł (tonal orthography)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*debelъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97: “adj. o ‘fat’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “debelъ debela debelo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c stark, fat (PR 138)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “debel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *debelъ̏”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дебе́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress