Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stъlbъ

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

Alternative forms

*stьlbъ, *stъlpъ, *stъlba

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stl̥b-. Cognate with Lithuanian stul̃bas, Latvian stulbs, Old Norse stolpi (“pillar”).

Noun

*stъlbъ m

post, pillar

Declension

Declension of *stъlbъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*stъlbъ	*stъlba	*stъlbi
Accusative	*stъlbъ	*stъlba	*stъlby
Genitive	*stъlba	*stъlbu	*stъlbъ
Locative	*stъlbě	*stъlbu	*stъlběxъ
Dative	*stъlbu	*stъlboma	*stъlbomъ
Instrumental	stъlbъmь, stъlbomь^*	*stъlboma	*stъlby
Vocative	*stъlbe	*stъlba	*stъlbi

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

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: стълбъ (stŭlbŭ)
  - Belarusian: стоўб (stoŭb)
  - Russian: столб (stolb)
  - Ukrainian: стовб (stovb)
  - → Estonian: tulp
  - → Polish: stołp (“belfry”)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: стлъба (stlŭba)
- Bulgarian: стълб (stǎlb), стълба (stǎlba)
- Macedonian: столб (stolb)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: сту̏б, ступ
  Latin: stub, stup
- Slovene: stółb (tonal orthography) (obsolete)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: stlúp
  - Czech: sloup
- Kashubian: stôłp
- Polish: słup
  - → Belarusian: слуп (slup)
- Polabian: ståup
- Slovak: stĺp
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: słup
  - Upper Sorbian: stołp

Non-Slavic:
- → Middle Low German: staup, stûp
  - → German: Staupe
- → Romanian: stâlp