Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lǫkъ

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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 *lankás. Related to the verb *lęťi (to bend). Cognate with Lithuanian lañkas (bow, arc) and Latvian loks (bow; arch).

Noun

*lǫ̑kъ m

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

Declension of *lǫ̑kъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *lǫ̑kъ *lǫ̑ka *lǫ̑ci
genitive *lǫ̑ka *lǫkù *lǫ̃kъ
dative *lǫ̑ku *lǫkomà *lǫkòmъ
accusative *lǫ̑kъ *lǫ̑ka *lǫ̑ky
instrumental *lǫ̑kъmь, *lǫ̑komь* *lǫkomà *lǫký
locative *lǫ̑cě *lǫkù *lǫcě̃xъ
vocative *lǫče *lǫ̑ka *lǫ̑ci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lǫ̑kъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289:m. o (c) ‘bow’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “lǫkъ lǫka”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:d hoop, arc; bow (NA 100; SA 22; OSA 41; PR 137)