Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/loskutъ

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

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Cognate with Lithuanian lãskana, lãskatas, laskatúoti, Latvian lęskа.

Noun

*loskutъ m[1]

  1. rag?, shred?, scrap?

Inflection

Declension of *loskutъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *loskutъ *loskuta *loskuti
genitive *loskuta *loskutu *loskutъ
dative *loskutu *loskutoma *loskutomъ
accusative *loskutъ *loskuta *loskuty
instrumental *loskutъmь, *loskutomь* *loskutoma *loskuty
locative *loskutě *loskutu *loskutěxъ
vocative *loskute *loskuta *loskuti

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: лоскутъ (loskutŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *лоскутъ (*loskut)
        • Belarusian: ласку́т (laskút), ласку́ць (laskúcʹ)
        • Ukrainian: лоскут (loskut) (dialectal)
      • Russian: лоску́т (loskút)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*loskutъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 84

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1967) “ло́ску́т”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 521
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