Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/obitělь

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 *obvitati +‎ *-ělь. *obvitati is from *ob +‎ *viti.

Noun

*obitělь f

  1. dwelling, habitation, abode

Inflection

Declension of *obitělь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *obitělь *obitěli *obitěli
genitive *obitěli *obitělьju, *obitěľu* *obitělьjь, *obitěli*
dative *obitěli *obitělьma *obitělьmъ
accusative *obitělь *obitěli *obitěli
instrumental *obitělьjǫ, *obitěľǫ* *obitělьma *obitělьmi
locative *obitěli *obitělьju, *obitěľu* *obitělьxъ
vocative *obitěli *obitěli *obitěli

* 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:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: обитѣль (obitělĭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⱁⰱⰺⱅⱑⰾⱐ (obitělĭ)
    • Bulgarian: обѝтел (obìtel), Би́толя (Bítolja) (a city in North Macedonia)
    • Macedonian: обител (obitel), Битола (Bitola) (a city in North Macedonia)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: оби́тељ
      Latin script: obítelj

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “обител”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 744
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