Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьlxъ

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

  • Uncertain. Supposed to be related to Latvian pele, Lithuanian pelė, Old Prussian pelē, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā (dormouse), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (gray, pale).

    Noun

    *pьlxъ m[1]

    1. dormouse

    Declension

    Declension of *pьlxъ (u-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pьlxъ *pьlxy *pьlxove
    genitive *pьlxu *pьlxovu *pьlxovъ
    dative *pьlxovi *pьlxъma *pьlxъmъ
    accusative *pьlxъ *pьlxy *pьlxy
    instrumental *pьlxъmь *pьlxъma *pьlxъmi
    locative *pьlxu *pьlxovu *pьlxъxъ
    vocative *pьlxu *pьlxy *pьlxove
    Declension of *pьlxъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pьlxъ *pьlxa *pьlśi
    genitive *pьlxa *pьlxu *pьlxъ
    dative *pьlxu *pьlxoma *pьlxomъ
    accusative *pьlxъ *pьlxa *pьlxy
    instrumental *pьlxъmь, *pьlxomь* *pьlxoma *pьlxy
    locative *pьlśě *pьlxu *pьlśěxъ
    vocative *pьlše *pьlxa *pьlśi

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

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: по́ўх (pówx)
      • Russian: полчо́к (polčók)
      • Ukrainian: повх (povx)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “полчо́к”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плъх”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 375

    References

    1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “polh”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*pь̋lxъ