Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubъ

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 *ljaubas, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-o-s, from *lewbʰ- (to love). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *leubaz.

    Adjective

    *ľubъ[1][2]

    1. sweet, pleasant

    Inflection

    Indefinite declension of *ľubъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľubъ *ľuba *ľubo
    genitive *ľuba *ľuby *ľuba
    dative *ľubu *ľubě *ľubu
    accusative *ľubъ *ľubǫ *ľubo
    instrumental *ľubomь *ľubojǫ *ľubomь
    locative *ľubě *ľubě *ľubě
    vocative *ľube *ľubo *ľubo
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľuba *ľubě *ľubě
    genitive *ľubu *ľubu *ľubu
    dative *ľuboma *ľubama *ľuboma
    accusative *ľuba *ľubě *ľubě
    instrumental *ľuboma *ľubama *ľuboma
    locative *ľubu *ľubu *ľubu
    vocative *ľuba *ľubě *ľubě
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľubi *ľuby *ľuba
    genitive *ľubъ *ľubъ *ľubъ
    dative *ľubomъ *ľubamъ *ľubomъ
    accusative *ľuby *ľuby *ľuba
    instrumental *ľuby *ľubami *ľuby
    locative *ľuběxъ *ľubaxъ *ľuběxъ
    vocative *ľubi *ľuby *ľuba
    Definite declension of *ľubъ (hard)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľubъjь *ľubaja *ľuboje
    genitive *ľubajego *ľubyję̇ *ľubajego
    dative *ľubujemu *ľuběji *ľubujemu
    accusative *ľubъjь *ľubǫjǫ *ľuboje
    instrumental *ľubyjimь *ľubǫjǫ *ľubyjimь
    locative *ľubějemь *ľuběji *ľubějemь
    vocative *ľubъjь *ľubaja *ľuboje
    dual masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľubaja *ľuběji *ľuběji
    genitive *ľubuju *ľubuju *ľubuju
    dative *ľubyjima *ľubyjima *ľubyjima
    accusative *ľubaja *ľuběji *ľuběji
    instrumental *ľubyjima *ľubyjima *ľubyjima
    locative *ľubuju *ľubuju *ľubuju
    vocative *ľubaja *ľuběji *ľuběji
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ľubiji *ľubyję̇ *ľubaja
    genitive *ľubъjixъ *ľubъjixъ *ľubъjixъ
    dative *ľubyjimъ *ľubyjimъ *ľubyjimъ
    accusative *ľubyję̇ *ľubyję̇ *ľubaja
    instrumental *ľubyjimi *ľubyjimi *ľubyjimi
    locative *ľubyjixъ *ľubyjixъ *ľubyjixъ
    vocative *ľubiji *ľubyję̇ *ľubaja

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: любъ (ljubŭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: любъ (ljubŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⰾⱓⰱⱏ (ljubŭ)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: љуб
        Latin script: ljȗb
      • Slovene: ljȗb (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: ľubý
      • Polabian: ľaibĕ
      • Polish: luby (archaic)
      • Pomernian:
        • Kashubian: lubi
        • Slovincian: lëby
      • Old Slovak: líbý, ľubý
      • Sorbian:

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ļubъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281:adj. o ‘sweet, pleasant’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “ljubъ ljuba ljubo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 108; PR 138)