Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moldъ
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”). Cognates include Latin mollis (“soft, mild”) and Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”).
Adjective[edit]
Declension[edit]
Indefinite declension of *moldъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *moldъ | *molda | *moldo |
| genitive | *molda | *moldy | *molda |
| dative | *moldu | *moldě | *moldu |
| accusative | *moldъ | *moldǫ | *moldo |
| instrumental | *moldomь | *moldojǫ | *moldomь |
| locative | *moldě | *moldě | *moldě |
| vocative | *molde | *moldo | *moldo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *molda | *moldě | *moldě |
| genitive | *moldu | *moldu | *moldu |
| dative | *moldoma | *moldama | *moldoma |
| accusative | *molda | *moldě | *moldě |
| instrumental | *moldoma | *moldama | *moldoma |
| locative | *moldu | *moldu | *moldu |
| vocative | *molda | *moldě | *moldě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *moldi | *moldy | *molda |
| genitive | *moldъ | *moldъ | *moldъ |
| dative | *moldomъ | *moldamъ | *moldomъ |
| accusative | *moldy | *moldy | *molda |
| instrumental | *moldy | *moldami | *moldy |
| locative | *molděxъ | *moldaxъ | *molděxъ |
| vocative | *moldi | *moldy | *molda |
Definite declension of *moldъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *moldъjь | *moldaja | *moldoje |
| genitive | *moldajego | *moldyję̇ | *moldajego |
| dative | *moldujemu | *molději | *moldujemu |
| accusative | *moldъjь | *moldǫjǫ | *moldoje |
| instrumental | *moldyjimь | *moldǫjǫ | *moldyjimь |
| locative | *moldějemь | *molději | *moldějemь |
| vocative | *moldъjь | *moldaja | *moldoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *moldaja | *molději | *molději |
| genitive | *molduju | *molduju | *molduju |
| dative | *moldyjima | *moldyjima | *moldyjima |
| accusative | *moldaja | *molději | *molději |
| instrumental | *moldyjima | *moldyjima | *moldyjima |
| locative | *molduju | *molduju | *molduju |
| vocative | *moldaja | *molději | *molději |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *moldiji | *moldyję̇ | *moldaja |
| genitive | *moldъjixъ | *moldъjixъ | *moldъjixъ |
| dative | *moldyjimъ | *moldyjimъ | *moldyjimъ |
| accusative | *moldyję̇ | *moldyję̇ | *moldaja |
| instrumental | *moldyjimi | *moldyjimi | *moldyjimi |
| locative | *moldyjixъ | *moldyjixъ | *moldyjixъ |
| vocative | *moldiji | *moldyję̇ | *moldaja |
Derived terms[edit]
- *moldostь (“youth, youthfulness, adolescence”)
- *moldežь (“youth”)
- *molděti (“to be young”)
- *moldenьcь (“infant, child, youth”)
- *moldiťь (“youngling”)
- *moldę (“youngling, cub, baby”)
- *moldętьce (“puppy, kitten, little one, etc.”)
- *moldikъ (“something or somebody young”)
- *moldь (“youth”)
- *moldokъ (“novice, youth, young tree”)
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молодой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mȏldъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 323: “adj. o (c) ‘young’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “moldъ molda moldo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 109, 146, 172; PR 138)”