Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želdь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Per Snoj, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰélh₂dih₂ ~ *gʰl̥h₂dyéh₂s[1] (proterokinetic). Oblique stem attested in Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail, sleet”).

Noun

*želdь f[2]

Alternative form of *želdъ (“sleet”)

Declension

Declension of *žȇldь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*žȇldь	*žȇldi	*žȇldi
Accusative	*žȇldь	*žȇldi	*žȇldi
Genitive	*želdí	želdьjù, želďu^*	*želdь̀jь
Locative	*želdí	želdьjù, želďu^*	*žȇldьxъ
Dative	*žȇldi	*želdьmà	*žȇldьmъ
Instrumental	*želdьjǫ́	*želdьmà	*želdьmì
Vocative	*želdi	*žȇldi	*žȇldi

^* 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

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *желедь (*želedĭ)
  - ⇒ Russian: о́желедь (óželedʹ), ожеле́дь (oželédʹ) (dialectal)
  - ⇒ Ukrainian: о́желедь (óželedʹ)
West Slavic:
- Polish: żłódź (obsolescent)
- Slovincian: zlö́u̯ʒ

References

Snoj, Marko (2016), “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “iz ide. *gʰélh₂dih₂, rod. *gʰl̥h₂di̯áh₂”
Snoj, Marko (2016), “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “Pslovan. *želdi̋, *žȇldь”

[1] Snoj, Marko (2016), “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “iz ide. *gʰélh₂dih₂, rod. *gʰl̥h₂di̯áh₂”

[2] Snoj, Marko (2016), “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “Pslovan. *želdi̋, *žȇldь”