Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lopъta

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

Noun

*lopъta f

  1. ball

Inflection

Declension of *lopъta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lopъta *lopъtě *lopъty
genitive *lopъty *lopъtu *lopъtъ
dative *lopъtě *lopъtama *lopъtamъ
accusative *lopъtǫ *lopъtě *lopъty
instrumental *lopъtojǫ, *lopъtǫ** *lopъtama *lopъtami
locative *lopъtě *lopъtu *lopъtasъ, *lopъtaxъ*
vocative *lopъto *lopъtě *lopъty

* -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:
    • Ukrainian: лопта (lopta)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lopъta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 78
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