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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫtьlъ

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

Either from root of *ǫ- + *tьlo (ground) or related[1] to Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron, cave).

Adjective

*ǫtьlъ[2][1]

  1. bottomless
    Synonym: *bezdъnъ
  2. hollow
    Synonym: *tъ̀ščь
  3. flimsy, frail, lean, meager, slim
    Synonym: *ščuplъ

Declension

noun

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: утьлъ (utĭlŭ), утьлꙑи (utĭlyi), утлꙑи (utlyi)
      • Old Ruthenian: у́тлый (útlyj)
        • Ukrainian: ву́тлий (vútlyj); у́тлий (útlyj) (dialectal)
      • Russian: у́тлый (útlyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: ѫтьлъ (ǫtĭlŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
      Cyrillic script: у̏тал
      Latin script: utal
    • Slovene: vọ́təl (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “votel”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “ǫtьlъ ǫtьla ǫtьlo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hullet, svag (PR 136)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “у́тлый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “вутлий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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