Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/latъka

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 *lata +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*latъka f[1]

  1. patch, cloth shred

Inflection

Declension of *latъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *latъka *latъcě *latъky
genitive *latъky *latъku *latъkъ
dative *latъcě *latъkama *latъkamъ
accusative *latъkǫ *latъcě *latъky
instrumental *latъkojǫ, *latъkǫ** *latъkama *latъkami
locative *latъcě *latъku *latъkasъ, *latъkaxъ*
vocative *latъko *latъcě *latъky

* -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: ла́тка (látka)
    • Russian: ла́тка (látka)
    • Ukrainian: ла́тка (látka)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*latъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 51