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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dola
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dál(j)āˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian dalà.
Noun
*dola f[1]
- (South Slavic) Alternative form of *doľa: lot, fate
Inflection
Declension of *dola (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dola | *dolě | *doly |
| Accusative | *dolǫ | *dolě | *doly |
| Genitive | *doly | *dolu | *dolъ |
| Locative | *dolě | *dolu | *dolasъ, *dolaxъ* |
| Dative | *dolě | *dolama | *dolamъ |
| Instrumental | *dolojǫ, *dolǫ** | *dolama | *dolami |
| Vocative | *dolo | *dolě | *doly |
* -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).
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: дола (dola) (Bulgarian, Serbian recension)
References
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1981), “doľa”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 4 (dob'estь – družьstvo), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, →ISBN, page 82