Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lapa
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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 *lāˀpāˀ. Cognate with Latvian lāpа, Lithuanian lopa, Proto-Germanic *lōfô. Related to *lopъ.
Noun
*lapa f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lapa | *lapě | *lapy |
| genitive | *lapy | *lapu | *lapъ |
| dative | *lapě | *lapama | *lapamъ |
| accusative | *lapǫ | *lapě | *lapy |
| instrumental | *lapojǫ, *lapǫ** | *lapama | *lapami |
| locative | *lapě | *lapu | *lapasъ, *lapaxъ* |
| vocative | *lapo | *lapě | *lapy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 26
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ла́па”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “Proto-Slavic/lapa”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 466
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 26
- Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (1999), “Proto-Slavic/lapa”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), number 9 (Л), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 27
- Krylov, G. A. (2004) “Proto-Slavic/lapa”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “Proto-Slavic/lapa”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 207
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ла́па”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka