Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/proxolda

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

Synchronically, deverbal of *proxolditi (to cool off) +‎ *-a.

Noun

*proxolda f

  1. coolness

Declension

Declension of *proxolda (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *proxolda *proxoldě *proxoldy
genitive *proxoldy *proxoldu *proxoldъ
dative *proxoldě *proxoldama *proxoldamъ
accusative *proxoldǫ *proxoldě *proxoldy
instrumental *proxoldojǫ, *proxoldǫ** *proxoldama *proxoldami
locative *proxoldě *proxoldu *proxoldasъ, *proxoldaxъ*
vocative *proxoldo *proxoldě *proxoldy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

  • *o(b)xolda
  • *perxolda
  • *zaxolda

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: прахало́да (praxalóda); про́халадзь (próxaladzʹ) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: прохоло́да (proxolóda)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⱂⱃⱁⱈⰾⰰⰴⱏ m (proxladŭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: прохладъ m (proxladŭ)

Further reading

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