Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dola

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 *dál(j)āˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian dalà.

Noun

*dola f[1]

  1. South Slavic form of *doľa (“share, lot; fate”)

Inflection

Declension of *dola (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dola *dolě *doly
genitive *doly *dolu *dolъ
dative *dolě *dolama *dolamъ
accusative *dolǫ *dolě *doly
instrumental *dolojǫ, *dolǫ** *dolama *dolami
locative *dolě *dolu *dolasъ, *dolaxъ*
vocative *dolo *dolě *doly

* -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).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Church Slavonic: дола (dola) (Bulgarian, Serbian recension)

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1981), “doľa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 4 (dob'estь – družьstvo), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 82
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