Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lękъ
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *linkas, equivalent to *lęťi (“to bend”) + *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian lìks (“bent”).
Adjective
*lękъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lękъ | *lęka | *lęko |
| genitive | *lęka | *lęky | *lęka |
| dative | *lęku | *lękě | *lęku |
| accusative | *lękъ | *lękǫ | *lęko |
| instrumental | *lękomь | *lękojǫ | *lękomь |
| locative | *lękě | *lękě | *lękě |
| vocative | *lęke | *lęko | *lęko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| genitive | *lęku | *lęku | *lęku |
| dative | *lękoma | *lękama | *lękoma |
| accusative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| instrumental | *lękoma | *lękama | *lękoma |
| locative | *lęku | *lęku | *lęku |
| vocative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lęki | *lęky | *lęka |
| genitive | *lękъ | *lękъ | *lękъ |
| dative | *lękomъ | *lękamъ | *lękomъ |
| accusative | *lęky | *lęky | *lęka |
| instrumental | *lęky | *lękami | *lęky |
| locative | *lękěxъ | *lękaxъ | *lękěxъ |
| vocative | *lęki | *lęky | *lęka |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lękъjь | *lękaja | *lękoje |
| genitive | *lękajego | *lękyję̇ | *lękajego |
| dative | *lękujemu | *lękěji | *lękujemu |
| accusative | *lękъjь | *lękǫjǫ | *lękoje |
| instrumental | *lękyjimь | *lękǫjǫ | *lękyjimь |
| locative | *lękějemь | *lękěji | *lękějemь |
| vocative | *lękъjь | *lękaja | *lękoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| genitive | *lękuju | *lękuju | *lękuju |
| dative | *lękyjima | *lękyjima | *lękyjima |
| accusative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| instrumental | *lękyjima | *lękyjima | *lękyjima |
| locative | *lękuju | *lękuju | *lękuju |
| vocative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lękiji | *lękyję̇ | *lękaja |
| genitive | *lękъjixъ | *lękъjixъ | *lękъjixъ |
| dative | *lękyjimъ | *lękyjimъ | *lękyjimъ |
| accusative | *lękyję̇ | *lękyję̇ | *lękaja |
| instrumental | *lękyjimi | *lękyjimi | *lękyjimi |
| locative | *lękyjixъ | *lękyjixъ | *lękyjixъ |
| vocative | *lękiji | *lękyję̇ | *lękaja |
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: ля́кий (ljákij, “bent, hunchbacked”) (archaic)
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lękъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227