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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

Suffix

*-olъ m[1][2]

  1. Deverbative, forming nouns
    *gogotati (“to make a go! go! sound”) → *gogolъ (“wild duck”)
    *sokotati (“about the sounds of birds”) → *sokolъ (“falcon”)
  2. Deadjectival, forming nouns
  3. Denominal, forming nouns
    *vьrxъ (“summit, peak”) → *vьrxolъ (“summit, peak”)
    *kosa (“hair”) → *kosolъ (“crest, topknot”)

Declension
Declension of *-olъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-olъ *-ola *-oli
genitive *-ola *-olu *-olъ
dative *-olu *-oloma *-olomъ
accusative *-olъ *-ola *-oly
instrumental *-olъmь, *-olomь* *-oloma *-oly
locative *-olě *-olu *-olěxъ
vocative *-ole *-ola *-oli
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived suffixes
  • *-oľь
  • *-oľa

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-olъ

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 109
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153
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