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Cognate with Lithuanian luõtas.
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *laty | *latъvi | *latъvi |
genitive | *latъve | *latъvu | *latъvъ |
dative | *latъvi | *latъvьma, *latъvama* | *latъvьmъ, *latъvamъ* |
accusative | *latъvь | *latъvi | *latъvi |
instrumental | *latъvьjǫ, *latъvľǫ** | *latъvьma, *latъvama* | *latъvьmi, *latъvami* |
locative | *latъve | *latъvu | *latъvьxъ, *latъvaxъ* |
vocative | *laty | *latъvi | *latъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).