Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lǫkavъ
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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
Equivalent to *lǫkati (“to bow, to bend”) + *-vъ.
Adjective
*lǫkàvъ
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *lǫkavъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lǫkàvъ | *lǫkàva | *lǫkàvo |
| genitive | *lǫkàva | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàva |
| dative | *lǫkàvu | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvu |
| accusative | *lǫkàvъ | *lǫkàvǫ | *lǫkàvo |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvomь | *lǫkàvojǫ | *lǫkàvomь |
| locative | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvě |
| vocative | *lǫkàve | *lǫkàvo | *lǫkàvo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lǫkàva | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvě |
| genitive | *lǫkàvu | *lǫkàvu | *lǫkàvu |
| dative | *lǫkàvoma | *lǫkàvama | *lǫkàvoma |
| accusative | *lǫkàva | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvě |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvoma | *lǫkàvama | *lǫkàvoma |
| locative | *lǫkàvu | *lǫkàvu | *lǫkàvu |
| vocative | *lǫkàva | *lǫkàvě | *lǫkàvě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lǫkàvi | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàva |
| genitive | *lǫkàvъ | *lǫkàvъ | *lǫkàvъ |
| dative | *lǫkàvomъ | *lǫkàvamъ | *lǫkàvomъ |
| accusative | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàva |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàvami | *lǫkàvy |
| locative | *lǫkàvěxъ | *lǫkàvaxъ | *lǫkàvěxъ |
| vocative | *lǫkàvi | *lǫkàvy | *lǫkàva |
Definite declension of *lǫkavъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lǫkàvъjь | *lǫkàvaja | *lǫkàvoje |
| genitive | *lǫkàvajego | *lǫkàvyję̇ | *lǫkàvajego |
| dative | *lǫkàvujemu | *lǫkàvěji | *lǫkàvujemu |
| accusative | *lǫkàvъjь | *lǫkàvǫjǫ | *lǫkàvoje |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvyjimь | *lǫkàvǫjǫ | *lǫkàvyjimь |
| locative | *lǫkàvějemь | *lǫkàvěji | *lǫkàvějemь |
| vocative | *lǫkàvъjь | *lǫkàvaja | *lǫkàvoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lǫkàvaja | *lǫkàvěji | *lǫkàvěji |
| genitive | *lǫkàvuju | *lǫkàvuju | *lǫkàvuju |
| dative | *lǫkàvyjima | *lǫkàvyjima | *lǫkàvyjima |
| accusative | *lǫkàvaja | *lǫkàvěji | *lǫkàvěji |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvyjima | *lǫkàvyjima | *lǫkàvyjima |
| locative | *lǫkàvuju | *lǫkàvuju | *lǫkàvuju |
| vocative | *lǫkàvaja | *lǫkàvěji | *lǫkàvěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lǫkàviji | *lǫkàvyję̇ | *lǫkàvaja |
| genitive | *lǫkàvъjixъ | *lǫkàvъjixъ | *lǫkàvъjixъ |
| dative | *lǫkàvyjimъ | *lǫkàvyjimъ | *lǫkàvyjimъ |
| accusative | *lǫkàvyję̇ | *lǫkàvyję̇ | *lǫkàvaja |
| instrumental | *lǫkàvyjimi | *lǫkàvyjimi | *lǫkàvyjimi |
| locative | *lǫkàvyjixъ | *lǫkàvyjixъ | *lǫkàvyjixъ |
| vocative | *lǫkàviji | *lǫkàvyję̇ | *lǫkàvaja |
Derived terms
- *lǫkavьstvo (“wickedness, cunningness”)
Related terms
- *lękati, *lęcati (“to set traps, to scare?”)
- *lęťi (“to bend”)
- *lękъ (“bent”)
- *lǭčìti (“to separate”)
- *lǫčьje (“rush”)
- *lǭkà (“low-lying meadow”)
- *lǫ̑kъ (“bow”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: lukavý
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lǫkàvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лука́вый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress