láska
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "laska"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech láska, from Proto-Slavic *laska, *laskati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂s-.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
láska f
- love (intense feeling of affection and care toward another person)
- Antonym: nenávist
- love (object of one’s romantic feelings)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “láska”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN
Further reading
- “láska”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “láska”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “láska”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- łáska (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laska.
Pronunciation
Noun
láska f
- love
- býti v něčí láscě ― to be in someone's favour
- spásti láskú na něčso ― to come to like something
- vjíti v lásku ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- vypásti z lásky ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- obnoviti něčú lásku ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- respectful addressing
Declension
Declension of láska (hard a-stem reducible)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | láska | láscě | lásky |
| genitive | lásky | láskú | lásek |
| dative | láscě | láskama | láskám |
| accusative | lásku | láscě | lásky |
| vocative | lásko | láscě | lásky |
| locative | láscě | láskú | láskách |
| instrumental | láskú | láskama | láskami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: láska
See also
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “láska”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *làska.
Pronunciation
Noun
láska f (genitive singular lásky, nominative plural lásky, genitive plural lások, declension pattern of žena)
- love (intense feeling of affection and care toward another person)
- love (object of one’s romantic feelings)
Declension
Declension of láska
Antonyms
- nenávisť f
Derived terms
Related terms
- láskavý m
Further reading
- “láska”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024