Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gulъ

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

By surface analysis, *gu- +‎ *-lъ, possibly related to *govorъ (grumble).

Verb

*gulъ m[1][2]

  1. boom, rumble

Declension

Declension of *gȗlъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *gȗlъ *gȗla *gȗli
genitive *gȗla *gulù *gũlъ
dative *gȗlu *gulomà *gulòmъ
accusative *gȗlъ *gȗla *gȗly
instrumental *gȗlъmь, *gȗlomь* *gulomà *gulý
locative *gȗlě *gulù *gulě̃xъ
vocative *gule *gȗla *gȗli

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: гулы́ (hulý) (dialectal)
    • Russian: гул (gul)
    • Ukrainian: гул (hul)

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “gulъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (RPT 97)
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gulъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 173

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гул”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress