Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lisьcь

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

By surface analysis, *lisъ +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*lisьcь m

  1. male fox

Inflection

Declension of *lisьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lisьcь *lisьca *lisьci
genitive *lisьca *lisьcu *lisьcь
dative *lisьcu *lisьcema *lisьcemъ
accusative *lisьcь *lisьca *lisьcę̇
instrumental *lisьcьmь, *lisьcemь* *lisьcema *lisьci
locative *lisьci *lisьcu *lisьcixъ
vocative *lisьče *lisьca *lisьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Macedonian: лисец (lisec)
    • Serbo-Croatian: lisac
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: lisiec

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*lisьcь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 151
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