Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lǫtъ

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Lithuanian lentà (plank), Latvian lenta (id.) and probably further related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz (flexible), Latin lentus (sticky, pliant), Albanian lëndë (timber).

Noun

*lǫtъ m

  1. soft bast, fibre
    Coordinate terms: *lyko, *kora

Declension

Declension of *lǫtъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lǫtъ *lǫta *lǫti
genitive *lǫta *lǫtu *lǫtъ
dative *lǫtu *lǫtoma *lǫtomъ
accusative *lǫtъ *lǫta *lǫty
instrumental *lǫtъmь, *lǫtomь* *lǫtoma *lǫty
locative *lǫtě *lǫtu *lǫtěxъ
vocative *lǫte *lǫta *lǫti

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: лут (lut)
    • Russian: лут (lut)
    • Ukrainian: лут (lut)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лут”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lǫtъ/*lǫto/*lǫta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 150