"vьlkolakъ" meaning in Proto-Slavic

See vьlkolakъ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From *vьlkъ (“wolf”) + *-o- + *dolkъ (“skin”). Cognate with Lithuanian vilkolakis (“werewolf”). Etymology templates: {{compound|sla-pro|*vьlkъ|*-o-|*dolka|alt3=*dolkъ|t1=wolf|t3=skin}} *vьlkъ (“wolf”) + *-o- + *dolkъ (“skin”), {{cog|lt|vilkolakis||werewolf}} Lithuanian vilkolakis (“werewolf”) Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun|vьlkolàkъ|ap=a}} Forms: vьlkolàkъ [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], vьlkolàkъ [nominative, singular], vьlkolàka [dual, nominative], vьlkolàci [nominative, plural], vьlkolàka [genitive, singular], vьlkolàku [dual, genitive], vьlkolàkъ [genitive, plural], vьlkolàku [dative, singular], vьlkolàkoma [dative, dual], vьlkolàkomъ [dative, plural], vьlkolàkъ [accusative, singular], vьlkolàka [accusative, dual], vьlkolàky [accusative, plural], vьlkolàkъmь [instrumental, singular], vьlkolàkomь [instrumental, singular], vьlkolàkoma [dual, instrumental], vьlkolàkȳ [instrumental, plural], vьlkolàcě [locative, singular], vьlkolàku [dual, locative], vьlkolàcě̄xъ [locative, plural], vьlkolàče [singular, vocative], vьlkolàka [dual, vocative], vьlkolàci [plural, vocative], *vьlkodlakъ [alternative]
  1. werewolf Wikipedia link: Marko Snoj Tags: reconstruction
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "vьlkolàkъmь",
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        "singular"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьlkolakъ",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Marko Snoj"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "vьlkolàka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "vьlkolàka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "vьlkolàku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkъ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkoma",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkomъ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkъ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàky",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkъmь",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàkȳ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàcě",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàcě̄xъ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàče",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vьlkolàci",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*vьlkodlakъ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vьlkolàkъ",
        "ap": "a"
      },
      "name": "sla-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Slavic",
  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьlkolakъ",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Slavic compound terms",
        "Proto-Slavic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Slavic hard masculine o-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic hard o-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic lemmas",
        "Proto-Slavic masculine nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic nominals with accent paradigm a",
        "Proto-Slavic nouns",
        "Proto-Slavic terms interfixed with *-o-",
        "sla-pro:Mythological creatures"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "werewolf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "werewolf",
          "werewolf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Marko Snoj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vьlkolakъ"
}

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