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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pečalь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Abstract deverbial noun reflecting Pre-Slavic *pekělь, formed as *pekti (“to bake”) + *-ělь. Underwent the same semantic shift burning → pain, burden → sadness, grief as Proto-Slavic *goře.
Noun
*pečalь f
Inflection
Declension of *pečalь (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *pečalь | *pečali | *pečali |
genitive | *pečali | *pečalьju, *pečaľu* | *pečalьjь, *pečali* |
dative | *pečali | *pečalьma | *pečalьmъ |
accusative | *pečalь | *pečali | *pečali |
instrumental | *pečalьjǫ, *pečaľǫ* | *pečalьma | *pečalьmi |
locative | *pečali | *pečalьju, *pečaľu* | *pečalьxъ |
vocative | *pečali | *pečali | *pečali |
* 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
Derived terms
- *opečalěnъ (“mourned, grieved”)
- *pečalьnъ (“sorrowful, traumatic, tragic”)
- *pečalьba (“gain, profit”)
- *pečaliti (“to profit, to gain a reward”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “печаль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “печа̀л (sorrow)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 211
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пѐчал (profit, gain)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 211
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