Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/letъ

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 *lekt-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump, scuttle”).

    Noun

    *letъ m

    1. flight

    Inflection

    Declension of *letъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *letъ *leta *leti
    genitive *leta *letu *letъ
    dative *letu *letoma *letomъ
    accusative *letъ *leta *lety
    instrumental *letъmь, *letomь* *letoma *lety
    locative *letě *letu *letěxъ
    vocative *lete *leta *leti

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: лёт (ljot)
      • Middle Russian: летъ (let)
        • Russian: лёт (ljot), (dialectal) лет (let), леть (letʹ)
      • Ukrainian: літ (lit), (dialectal) лет (let), льот (lʹot)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: let
      • Polish: lot
      • Old Slovak: let
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: lot
        • Slovincian: lôt
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: lět
        • Upper Sorbian: lět

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*letъ/*letь(?)/*leto”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 150
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “лете́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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