Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lǫkavъ

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

Equivalent to *lǫkati (to bow, to bend) +‎ *-vъ.

Adjective

*lǫkàvъ

  1. curved, cunning

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *lǫkavъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàvъ *lǫkàva *lǫkàvo
genitive *lǫkàva *lǫkàvy *lǫkàva
dative *lǫkàvu *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvu
accusative *lǫkàvъ *lǫkàvǫ *lǫkàvo
instrumental *lǫkàvomь *lǫkàvojǫ *lǫkàvomь
locative *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvě
vocative *lǫkàve *lǫkàvo *lǫkàvo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàva *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvě
genitive *lǫkàvu *lǫkàvu *lǫkàvu
dative *lǫkàvoma *lǫkàvama *lǫkàvoma
accusative *lǫkàva *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvě
instrumental *lǫkàvoma *lǫkàvama *lǫkàvoma
locative *lǫkàvu *lǫkàvu *lǫkàvu
vocative *lǫkàva *lǫkàvě *lǫkàvě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàvi *lǫkàvy *lǫkàva
genitive *lǫkàvъ *lǫkàvъ *lǫkàvъ
dative *lǫkàvomъ *lǫkàvamъ *lǫkàvomъ
accusative *lǫkàvy *lǫkàvy *lǫkàva
instrumental *lǫkàvy *lǫkàvami *lǫkàvy
locative *lǫkàvěxъ *lǫkàvaxъ *lǫkàvěxъ
vocative *lǫkàvi *lǫkàvy *lǫkàva
Definite declension of *lǫkavъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàvъjь *lǫkàvaja *lǫkàvoje
genitive *lǫkàvajego *lǫkàvyję̇ *lǫkàvajego
dative *lǫkàvujemu *lǫkàvěji *lǫkàvujemu
accusative *lǫkàvъjь *lǫkàvǫjǫ *lǫkàvoje
instrumental *lǫkàvyjimь *lǫkàvǫjǫ *lǫkàvyjimь
locative *lǫkàvějemь *lǫkàvěji *lǫkàvějemь
vocative *lǫkàvъjь *lǫkàvaja *lǫkàvoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàvaja *lǫkàvěji *lǫkàvěji
genitive *lǫkàvuju *lǫkàvuju *lǫkàvuju
dative *lǫkàvyjima *lǫkàvyjima *lǫkàvyjima
accusative *lǫkàvaja *lǫkàvěji *lǫkàvěji
instrumental *lǫkàvyjima *lǫkàvyjima *lǫkàvyjima
locative *lǫkàvuju *lǫkàvuju *lǫkàvuju
vocative *lǫkàvaja *lǫkàvěji *lǫkàvěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lǫkàviji *lǫkàvyję̇ *lǫkàvaja
genitive *lǫkàvъjixъ *lǫkàvъjixъ *lǫkàvъjixъ
dative *lǫkàvyjimъ *lǫkàvyjimъ *lǫkàvyjimъ
accusative *lǫkàvyję̇ *lǫkàvyję̇ *lǫkàvaja
instrumental *lǫkàvyjimi *lǫkàvyjimi *lǫkàvyjimi
locative *lǫkàvyjixъ *lǫkàvyjixъ *lǫkàvyjixъ
vocative *lǫkàviji *lǫkàvyję̇ *lǫkàvaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: лукавъ (lukavŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: лѫкавъ (lǫkavŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰾⱘⰽⰰⰲⱏ (lǫkavŭ)
    • Bulgarian: лукав (lukav)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: лу̀кав
      Latin script: lùkav
    • Slovene: lokav
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: lukavý

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lǫkàvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лука́вый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress