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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 *law-. Cognate with Lithuanian lavùs (“adroit, dexterous, clever”).
Adjective
*lȍvъkъ
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lȍvъkъ | *lȍvъka | *lȍvъko |
| genitive | *lȍvъka | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъka |
| dative | *lȍvъku | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъku |
| accusative | *lȍvъkъ | *lȍvъkǫ | *lȍvъko |
| instrumental | *lȍvъkomь | *lȍvъkojǫ | *lȍvъkomь |
| locative | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъkě |
| vocative | *lȍvъke | *lȍvъko | *lȍvъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lȍvъka | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъkě |
| genitive | *lȍvъku | *lȍvъku | *lȍvъku |
| dative | *lȍvъkoma | *lȍvъkama | *lȍvъkoma |
| accusative | *lȍvъka | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъkě |
| instrumental | *lȍvъkoma | *lȍvъkama | *lȍvъkoma |
| locative | *lȍvъku | *lȍvъku | *lȍvъku |
| vocative | *lȍvъka | *lȍvъkě | *lȍvъkě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *lȍvъki | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъka |
| genitive | *lȍvъkъ | *lȍvъkъ | *lȍvъkъ |
| dative | *lȍvъkomъ | *lȍvъkamъ | *lȍvъkomъ |
| accusative | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъka |
| instrumental | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъkami | *lȍvъky |
| locative | *lȍvъkěxъ | *lȍvъkaxъ | *lȍvъkěxъ |
| vocative | *lȍvъki | *lȍvъky | *lȍvъka |
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Descendants
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lȍvъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ло́вкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress