Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lěpьjь
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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 *lěpъ (“beautiful”) + *-jьjь
Adjective
*lěpьjь
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lěpьjь | *lěpьši | *lěpe |
| genitive | *lěpьša | *lěpьšę̇ | *lěpьša |
| dative | *lěpьšu | *lěpьši | *lěpьšu |
| accusative | *lěpьšь | *lěpьšǫ | *lěpe |
| instrumental | *lěpьšemь | *lěpьšejǫ | *lěpьšemь |
| locative | *lěpьši | *lěpьši | *lěpьši |
| vocative | *lěpьšu | *lěpьše | *lěpьše |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěpьša | *lěpьši | *lěpьši |
| genitive | *lěpьšu | *lěpьšu | *lěpьšu |
| dative | *lěpьšema | *lěpьšama | *lěpьšema |
| accusative | *lěpьša | *lěpьši | *lěpьši |
| instrumental | *lěpьšema | *lěpьšama | *lěpьšema |
| locative | *lěpьšu | *lěpьšu | *lěpьšu |
| vocative | *lěpьša | *lěpьši | *lěpьši |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lěpьše | *lěpьšę̇ | *lěpьša |
| genitive | *lěpьšь | *lěpьšь | *lěpьšь |
| dative | *lěpьšemъ | *lěpьšamъ | *lěpьšemъ |
| accusative | *lěpьšę̇ | *lěpьšę̇ | *lěpьša |
| instrumental | *lěpьši | *lěpьšami | *lěpьši |
| locative | *lěpьšixъ | *lěpьšaxъ | *lěpьšixъ |
| vocative | *lěpьši | *lěpьšę̇ | *lěpьša |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Church Slavonic: лѣпшій (lěpšij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: lépši (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ле́пшы”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka