< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Sparsely attested, mainly in toponyms and derived terms.
If the color association is derived from the name of the jay, jackdow bird (and not vice versa), it is possible that the root is of onomatopoeic nature, related to *gavati (“to bark”), *gajati (“to croak”), *gakati (“to caw”). Compare regional *gaga (“jay”).
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *galъ (hard)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *galъ | *gala | *galo |
genitive | *gala | *galy | *gala |
dative | *galu | *galě | *galu |
accusative | *galъ | *galǫ | *galo |
instrumental | *galomь | *galojǫ | *galomь |
locative | *galě | *galě | *galě |
vocative | *gale | *galo | *galo |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
genitive | *galu | *galu | *galu |
dative | *galoma | *galama | *galoma |
accusative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
instrumental | *galoma | *galama | *galoma |
locative | *galu | *galu | *galu |
vocative | *gala | *galě | *galě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gali | *galy | *gala |
genitive | *galъ | *galъ | *galъ |
dative | *galomъ | *galamъ | *galomъ |
accusative | *galy | *galy | *gala |
instrumental | *galy | *galami | *galy |
locative | *galěxъ | *galaxъ | *galěxъ |
vocative | *gali | *galy | *gala |
Definite declension of *galъ (hard)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *galъjь | *galaja | *galoje |
genitive | *galajego | *galyję̇ | *galajego |
dative | *galujemu | *galěji | *galujemu |
accusative | *galъjь | *galǫjǫ | *galoje |
instrumental | *galyjimь | *galǫjǫ | *galyjimь |
locative | *galějemь | *galěji | *galějemь |
vocative | *galъjь | *galaja | *galoje |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
genitive | *galuju | *galuju | *galuju |
dative | *galyjima | *galyjima | *galyjima |
accusative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
instrumental | *galyjima | *galyjima | *galyjima |
locative | *galuju | *galuju | *galuju |
vocative | *galaja | *galěji | *galěji |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *galiji | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
genitive | *galъjixъ | *galъjixъ | *galъjixъ |
dative | *galyjimъ | *galyjimъ | *galyjimъ |
accusative | *galyję̇ | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
instrumental | *galyjimi | *galyjimi | *galyjimi |
locative | *galyjixъ | *galyjixъ | *galyjixъ |
vocative | *galiji | *galyję̇ | *galaja |
Derived terms
See also
*bělъ (of animals) *bronъ |
*sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ | *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ (of animals) *vornъ, *galъ |
*čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ | *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ (of animals) *gnědъ |
*žьltъ (of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ |
*zelenъ | *zelenъ, *grěnъ | |
*polvъ | *siňь; *modrъ | |
*slivъ | *bagrъ |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- ⇒ Ukrainian: галь (halʹ, “herd of jays”) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: gał (“pitch”) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “галка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*galъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 96
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 225
- Maya Vlahova-Angelova (2014) “Цветовете в Българската топонимия”, in „Известия“, книга XXVII, Institute of Bulgarian Language at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, pages 130-159
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, cry”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *galaną.
Inflection
Declension of *galъ (hard o-stem)
Derived terms
- *galъda
- *galъděti
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “галда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.