 | ThisProto-Slavic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
An addition of*-lь to a stem extension *-ē, possibly the same one found in the imperfect.
*-ělь f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ělь | *-ěli | *-ěli |
| genitive | *-ěli | *-ělьju,*-ěľu* | *-ělьjь,*-ěli* |
| dative | *-ěli | *-ělьma | *-ělьmъ |
| accusative | *-ělь | *-ěli | *-ěli |
| instrumental | *-ělьjǫ,*-ěľǫ* | *-ělьma | *-ělьmi |
| locative | *-ěli | *-ělьju,*-ěľu* | *-ělьxъ |
| vocative | *-ěli | *-ěli | *-ěli |
* 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).