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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lovъ

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

Equivalent to *loviti (to hunt) + *-ъ. From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (to capture, enjoy). Akin to Proto-Germanic *launą (award), whence German Lohn and from there Slovene lọ̑n (payment).

Noun

*lȍvъ m[1][2]

  1. hunt, hunting

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *ulovъ (catch, loot)
  • *zvěrolovъ, *zvěrolovьstvo (animal hunting)
  • *pъticelovъ, *pъticelovьstvo (bird hunting)
  • *rybolovъ, *rybolovьstvo (fishing)
  • *lovьcь, *lovačь, *lovičь (hunter)
  • *lovľa, *lovitva (hunting event)
  • *lovisko, *lovišče (hunting ground)
  • *lovьnъ (hunting)
    • *lovьnikъ (hunt companion)
    • *lovьňa, *lovina (booty, reward from hunt)
  • *oblava (ambush, hunting maneuver)
  • *lovъka, *lovuxa (trap)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: улоў (ulóŭ)
    • Russian: лов (lov)
    • Ukrainian: ло́ви (lóvy)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: ловъ (lovŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰾⱁⰲⱏ (lovŭ)
    • Bulgarian: лов (lov)
    • Macedonian: лов (lov)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ло̑в
      Latin: lȏv
      • Chakavian (Vrgada): lȏv
    • Slovene: lȍv (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*lȏvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 286: “m. o (c) ‘hunt, hunting’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), lovъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c fangst, jagt (PR 137)”
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