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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bolna
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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
Nomen abstractum of Proto-Balto-Slavic *balˀnas (“white, bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolHnos (“bright, clear, vibrant”) + *-h₂. Cognate with Lithuanian bálnas (“white, having a white back”).
Declension
Declension of *bòlna (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bòlna | *bòlně | *bòlny |
| genitive | *bòlny | *bòlnu | *bòlnъ |
| dative | *bòlně | *bòlnama | *bòlnamъ |
| accusative | *bòlnǫ | *bòlně | *bòlny |
| instrumental | *bòlnojǫ, *bòlnǭ** | *bòlnama | *bòlnamī |
| locative | *bòlně | *bòlnu | *bòlnasъ, *bòlnaxъ* |
| vocative | *bòlno | *bòlně | *bòlny |
* -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).
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: blanë
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bolna”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 175
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bòlna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 52: “f. ā (a) ‘membrane’”
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