Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubь
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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
Related to *ľubiti (“to love”).
Noun
*ľubь f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ľubь | *ľubi | *ľubi |
| genitive | *ľubi | *ľubьju, *ľubľu* | *ľubьjь, *ľubi* |
| dative | *ľubi | *ľubьma | *ľubьmъ |
| accusative | *ľubь | *ľubi | *ľubi |
| instrumental | *ľubьjǫ, *ľubľǫ* | *ľubьma | *ľubьmi |
| locative | *ľubi | *ľubьju, *ľubľu* | *ľubьxъ |
| vocative | *ľubi | *ľubi | *ľubi |
* 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).
Synonyms
- *ľuby (“love”)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*ljubь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 186