Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/laska

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

Deverbal from *laskati.

Noun

*laska f

  1. caress
  2. flattery
  3. favor

Declension

Declension of *laska (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *laska *lascě *lasky
genitive *lasky *lasku *laskъ
dative *lascě *laskama *laskamъ
accusative *laskǫ *lascě *lasky
instrumental *laskojǫ, *laskǫ** *laskama *laskami
locative *lascě *lasku *laskasъ, *laskaxъ*
vocative *lasko *lascě *lasky

* -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

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ла́ска (láska)
    • Russian: ла́ска (láska)
    • Ukrainian: ла́ска (láska)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ла́ска”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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