Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъľubъ

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 *sъľubiti +‎ *-ъ, from *sъ + *ľubiti (to love).

Noun

*sъľubъ m

  1. marriage, matrimony
  2. vow

Declension

Declension of *sъľubъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *sъľubъ *sъľuba *sъľubi
genitive *sъľuba *sъľubu *sъľubъ
dative *sъľubu *sъľuboma *sъľubomъ
accusative *sъľubъ *sъľuba *sъľuby
instrumental *sъľubъmь, *sъľubomь* *sъľuboma *sъľuby
locative *sъľubě *sъľubu *sъľuběxъ
vocative *sъľube *sъľuba *sъľubi

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сълюбъ (sŭljubŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: слюбъ (sljub), злюбъ (zljub)
        • Ukrainian: слюб (sljub), злюб (zljub) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: slib
    • Polish: ślub, szlub
      • Old Ruthenian: шлюбъ (šljub)
    • Slovak: sľub
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: zlub
      • Upper Sorbian: slub

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шлюб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 441
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шлюб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress