Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/laskavъ

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 *laskati (to caress, to flatter) +‎ *-vъ.

Adjective

*laskavъ

  1. flattering, adulatory

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *laskavъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskavъ *laskava *laskavo
genitive *laskava *laskavy *laskava
dative *laskavu *laskavě *laskavu
accusative *laskavъ *laskavǫ *laskavo
instrumental *laskavomь *laskavojǫ *laskavomь
locative *laskavě *laskavě *laskavě
vocative *laskave *laskavo *laskavo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskava *laskavě *laskavě
genitive *laskavu *laskavu *laskavu
dative *laskavoma *laskavama *laskavoma
accusative *laskava *laskavě *laskavě
instrumental *laskavoma *laskavama *laskavoma
locative *laskavu *laskavu *laskavu
vocative *laskava *laskavě *laskavě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskavi *laskavy *laskava
genitive *laskavъ *laskavъ *laskavъ
dative *laskavomъ *laskavamъ *laskavomъ
accusative *laskavy *laskavy *laskava
instrumental *laskavy *laskavami *laskavy
locative *laskavěxъ *laskavaxъ *laskavěxъ
vocative *laskavi *laskavy *laskava
Definite declension of *laskavъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskavъjь *laskavaja *laskavoje
genitive *laskavajego *laskavyję̇ *laskavajego
dative *laskavujemu *laskavěji *laskavujemu
accusative *laskavъjь *laskavǫjǫ *laskavoje
instrumental *laskavyjimь *laskavǫjǫ *laskavyjimь
locative *laskavějemь *laskavěji *laskavějemь
vocative *laskavъjь *laskavaja *laskavoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskavaja *laskavěji *laskavěji
genitive *laskavuju *laskavuju *laskavuju
dative *laskavyjima *laskavyjima *laskavyjima
accusative *laskavaja *laskavěji *laskavěji
instrumental *laskavyjima *laskavyjima *laskavyjima
locative *laskavuju *laskavuju *laskavuju
vocative *laskavaja *laskavěji *laskavěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *laskaviji *laskavyję̇ *laskavaja
genitive *laskavъjixъ *laskavъjixъ *laskavъjixъ
dative *laskavyjimъ *laskavyjimъ *laskavyjimъ
accusative *laskavyję̇ *laskavyję̇ *laskavaja
instrumental *laskavyjimi *laskavyjimi *laskavyjimi
locative *laskavyjixъ *laskavyjixъ *laskavyjixъ
vocative *laskaviji *laskavyję̇ *laskavaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ла́ска́вы (láskávy)
    • Russian: ла́сковый (láskovyj)
    • Ukrainian: ласка́вий (laskávyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: ласкавъ (laskavŭ)
    • Bulgarian: ла́скав (láskav)
    • Macedonian: ласкав (laskav)
    • Serbo-Croatian: ласкав/laskav
    • Slovene: láskav (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*laskavъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 39