Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/posъlъ

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

Deverbal from *posъlati (“to appoint, to send”).

Noun

*posъlъ m[1]

  1. (North Slavic) envoy, messenger
  2. (South Slavic) task, assignment

Declension

Declension of *posъlъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *posъlъ *posъla *posъli
genitive *posъla *posъlu *posъlъ
dative *posъlu *posъloma *posъlomъ
accusative *posъlъ *posъla *posъly
instrumental *posъlъmь, *posъlomь* *posъloma *posъly
locative *posъlě *posъlu *posъlěxъ
vocative *posъle *posъla *posъli

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

Derived terms

  • *posъlьstvo (“visit, delegation”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: посълъ (posŭlŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “посол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “posel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *posъlъ̏”
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