Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/litva
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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
From *liti + *-tva. Cognate with Lithuanian Lietuvà. Compare Latin lītus.
Noun
*litva f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *litva | *litvě | *litvy |
| genitive | *litvy | *litvu | *litvъ |
| dative | *litvě | *litvama | *litvamъ |
| accusative | *litvǫ | *litvě | *litvy |
| instrumental | *litvojǫ, *litvǫ** | *litvama | *litvami |
| locative | *litvě | *litvu | *litvasъ, *litvaxъ* |
| vocative | *litvo | *litvě | *litvy |
* -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).
Descendants
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*litva/*litьba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 159