Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lixva

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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

Borrowed from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰 (*leiƕa), from 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (leiƕan, “to lend”), from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *léykʷt, from *leykʷ- (“to leave”).

Noun

*lixva f

  1. interest
  2. usury

Inflection

Declension of *lixva (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lixva *lixvě *lixvy
genitive *lixvy *lixvu *lixvъ
dative *lixvě *lixvama *lixvamъ
accusative *lixvǫ *lixvě *lixvy
instrumental *lixvojǫ, *lixvǫ** *lixvama *lixvami
locative *lixvě *lixvu *lixvasъ, *lixvaxъ*
vocative *lixvo *lixvě *lixvy

* -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).

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