Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perpelъ

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

Has been compared to Lithuanian рi̇́ераlа, pùtpelė (quail), Latvian paipala (quail), Old Prussian penpalo (quail), Latin pāpiliō (butterfly, moth), Old English fīfealde (butterfly) and Old High German fîfaltra (butterfly).

Noun

*perpelъ m

  1. quail (bird)

Declension

Declension of *perpelъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *perpelъ *perpela *perpeli
genitive *perpela *perpelu *perpelъ
dative *perpelu *perpeloma *perpelomъ
accusative *perpelъ *perpela *perpely
instrumental *perpelъmь, *perpelomь* *perpeloma *perpely
locative *perpelě *perpelu *perpelěxъ
vocative *perpele *perpela *perpeli

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

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пе́репел”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Varbot, Zh. Zh., editor (2021), “*perpelъ/*perpelь(?)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 42 (*peča – *perzъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 256