Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- with nasal infix, see also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve out”).[1][2] Derksen is doubtful about the phonetics, and the semantics are distant as well.
*glǫbòkъ[3]
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *glǫbokъ | *glǫboka | *glǫboko |
genitive | *glǫboka | *glǫboky | *glǫboka |
dative | *glǫboku | *glǫbokě | *glǫboku |
accusative | *glǫbokъ | *glǫbokǫ | *glǫboko |
instrumental | *glǫbokomь | *glǫbokojǫ | *glǫbokomь |
locative | *glǫbokě | *glǫbokě | *glǫbokě |
vocative | *glǫboke | *glǫboko | *glǫboko |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *glǫboka | *glǫbokě | *glǫbokě |
genitive | *glǫboku | *glǫboku | *glǫboku |
dative | *glǫbokoma | *glǫbokama | *glǫbokoma |
accusative | *glǫboka | *glǫbokě | *glǫbokě |
instrumental | *glǫbokoma | *glǫbokama | *glǫbokoma |
locative | *glǫboku | *glǫboku | *glǫboku |
vocative | *glǫboka | *glǫbokě | *glǫbokě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *glǫboki | *glǫboky | *glǫboka |
genitive | *glǫbokъ | *glǫbokъ | *glǫbokъ |
dative | *glǫbokomъ | *glǫbokamъ | *glǫbokomъ |
accusative | *glǫboky | *glǫboky | *glǫboka |
instrumental | *glǫboky | *glǫbokami | *glǫboky |
locative | *glǫbokěxъ | *glǫbokaxъ | *glǫbokěxъ |
vocative | *glǫboki | *glǫboky | *glǫboka |