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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьlina

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 reconstructions
  • *dьľina

Etymology

From *dьlь +‎ *-ina.

Noun

*dьlina f[1][2][3]

  1. length

Declension
Declension of *dьlina (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *dьlina *dьlině *dьliny
genitive *dьliny *dьlinu *dьlinъ
dative *dьlině *dьlinama *dьlinamъ
accusative *dьlinǫ *dьlině *dьliny
instrumental *dьlinojǫ, *dьlinǫ** *dьlinama *dьlinami
locative *dьlině *dьlinu *dьlinasъ, *dьlinaxъ*
vocative *dьlino *dьlině *dьliny
* -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).

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *дьлина (*dĭlina)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Serbo-Croatian: dljìna (14-16ᵗʰ c.)

References
  1. Anikin, A. E. (2020), “длина́”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 14 (дигнитарь – дрощи), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 73: “прасл. *dьľina”
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dьlina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 209
  3. Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010), “длина”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 229: “праслав. *дьлина”

Further reading
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “длина́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, issue 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 142
  • Vasmer, Max (1964), “длина́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – Д), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress, page 517
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “длина́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 109
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004), “длина”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN, page 114
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