Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolivo

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 *koliti +‎ *-ivo.

Noun

*kolivo n

  1. slaughter, butchery
    Synonyms: *kolnь, *koltьje, *kolь

Inflection

Declension of *kolivo (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *kolivo *kolivě *koliva
genitive *koliva *kolivu *kolivъ
dative *kolivu *kolivoma *kolivomъ
accusative *kolivo *kolivě *koliva
instrumental *kolivъmь, *kolivomь* *kolivoma *kolivy
locative *kolivě *kolivu *kolivěxъ
vocative *kolivo *kolivě *koliva

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ко́ліва (kóliva)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic: —

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolivo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 137