< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lapa
 |
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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lāˀpāˀ. Cognate with Latvian lāpа, Lithuanian lopa, Proto-Germanic *lōfô. Related to *lopъ.
Inflection
Declension of *lapa (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lapa | *lapě | *lapy |
| Accusative | *lapǫ | *lapě | *lapy |
| Genitive | *lapy | *lapu | *lapъ |
| Locative | *lapě | *lapu | *lapasъ, *lapaxъ* |
| Dative | *lapě | *lapama | *lapamъ |
| Instrumental | *lapojǫ, *lapǫ** | *lapama | *lapami |
| Vocative | *lapo | *lapě | *lapy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ла́па”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ла́па”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.