Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-olъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-alas. Cognates include Lithuanian -alas.

Suffix

*-olъ m[1][2]

Deverbative, forming nouns
*gogotati (“to make a go! go! sound”) → *gogolъ (“wild duck”)
*sokotati (“about the sounds of birds”) → *sokolъ (“falcon”)
Deadjectival, forming nouns
Denominal, forming nouns
*vьrxъ (“summit, peak”) → *vьrxolъ (“summit, peak”)
*kosa (“hair”) → *kosolъ (“crest, topknot”)

Declension

Declension of *-olъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-olъ	*-ola	*-oli
Accusative	*-olъ	*-ola	*-oly
Genitive	*-ola	*-olu	*-olъ
Locative	*-olě	*-olu	*-olěxъ
Dative	*-olu	*-oloma	*-olomъ
Instrumental	-olъmь, -olomь^*	*-oloma	*-oly
Vocative	*-ole	*-ola	*-oli

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived suffixes

*-oľь
*-oľa

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-olъ

References

Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 109
Matasović, Ranko (2014), “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -olъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 109

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2014), “2.11.38 *-olъ < *-ala-, *-ola < *-alā-”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153