Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/laty

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

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Cognate with Lithuanian luõtas.

Noun

*laty f[1]

  1. pot

Declension

Declension of *laty (hard v-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *laty *latъvi *latъvi
genitive *latъve *latъvu *latъvъ
dative *latъvi *latъvьma, *latъvama* *latъvьmъ, *latъvamъ*
accusative *latъvь *latъvi *latъvi
instrumental *latъvьjǫ, *latъvľǫ** *latъvьma, *latъvama* *latъvьmi, *latъvami*
locative *latъve *latъvu *latъvьxъ, *latъvaxъ*
vocative *laty *latъvi *latъvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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:
    • Old East Slavic: латꙑ (laty), латъвь (latŭvĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: латꙑ (laty), латъвь (latŭvĭ), латъва (latŭva), латъка (latŭka)
    • Bulgarian: ла́твица (látvica) (dialectal)
    • Slovene: látva, látvica (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: látka
    • Old Polish: łatka
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: łacywa

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lаty”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 52

Further reading

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