Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľutъ

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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

Perhaps a relic t-participle of Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljáutei, maybe conveying “to thrill, to surge” (per Mladenov). According to Endzelīns, akin to Latvian ļaũns (evil, wicked), ļoti (highly, excessively) (adverb), while Toporov considers potential relation to Lithuanian liáutis (to cease, to stop oneself). Compare also Proto-Germanic *leuþą (song, appraisal).

Adjective

*ľutъ[1]

  1. harsh, cruel, severe
    Synonyms: *žestokъ, *surovъ, *grǫbъ
  2. (by extension) spicy, pungent, abrasive (for taste)
  3. (figurative) angry, fierce, violent, bloodthirsty (for person, animal)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лютый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*ljutъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 231
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лют”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 581
  • liautis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “ljutъ ljuta ljuto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 108, 110; PR 136)