Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/osьlъ

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

Borrowed from Gothic 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (asilus), itself borrowed from Latin asellus, asinus.

Noun

*osь̀lъ m[1][2]

  1. donkey

Declension

Declension of *osь̀lъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
singular dual plural
nominative *osь̀lъ *osьlà *osьlì
genitive *osьlà *osьlù *osь̀lъ
dative *osьlù *osьlòma *osьlòmъ
accusative *osь̀lъ *osьlà *osьlỳ
instrumental *osьlъ̀mь, *osьlòmь* *osьlòma *osь̀ly
locative *osьlě̀ *osьlù *osь̀lěxъ
vocative *osьle *osьlà *osьlì

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

Derived terms

  • *osьlìca

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: осьлъ (osĭlŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*osь̀lъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “osьlъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 172; PR 134)