Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lučьjь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *laukijas, from *laukīˀtei +‎ *-jas. Morphologically analyzable as Proto-Slavic *lučiti +‎ *-jьjь.

Adjective

*lùčьjь

  1. better; comparative degree of *dobrъ
    Synonym: *uňьjь
    Antonym: *gořьjь

Declension

Indefinite declension of *lučьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьjь *lučьši *luče
genitive *lučьša *lučьšę̇ *lučьša
dative *lučьšu *lučьši *lučьšu
accusative *lučьšь *lučьšǫ *luče
instrumental *lučьšemь *lučьšejǫ *lučьšemь
locative *lučьši *lučьši *lučьši
vocative *lučьšu *lučьše *lučьše
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьša *lučьši *lučьši
genitive *lučьšu *lučьšu *lučьšu
dative *lučьšema *lučьšama *lučьšema
accusative *lučьša *lučьši *lučьši
instrumental *lučьšema *lučьšama *lučьšema
locative *lučьšu *lučьšu *lučьšu
vocative *lučьša *lučьši *lučьši
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьše *lučьšę̇ *lučьša
genitive *lučьšь *lučьšь *lučьšь
dative *lučьšemъ *lučьšamъ *lučьšemъ
accusative *lučьšę̇ *lučьšę̇ *lučьša
instrumental *lučьši *lučьšami *lučьši
locative *lučьšixъ *lučьšaxъ *lučьšixъ
vocative *lučьši *lučьšę̇ *lučьša
Definite declension of *lučьjь (comparative)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьjь *lučьšija *lučьšeje
genitive *lučьšajego *lučьšę̇ję̇ *lučьšajego
dative *lučьšujemu *lučьšiji *lučьšujemu
accusative *lučьšьjь *lučьšǫjǫ *lučьšeje
instrumental *lučьšijimь *lučьšǫjǫ *lučьšijimь
locative *lučьšijemь *lučьšiji *lučьšijemь
vocative *lučьšьjь *lučьšaja *lučьšeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьšaja *lučьšiji *lučьšiji
genitive *lučьšuju *lučьšuju *lučьšuju
dative *lučьšijima *lučьšijima *lučьšijima
accusative *lučьšaja *lučьšiji *lučьšiji
instrumental *lučьšijima *lučьšijima *lučьšijima
locative *lučьšuju *lučьšuju *lučьšuju
vocative *lučьšaja *lučьšiji *lučьšiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lučьšeji *lučьšę̇ję̇ *lučьšaja
genitive *lučьšьjixъ *lučьšьjixъ *lučьšьjixъ
dative *lučьšijimъ *lučьšijimъ *lučьšijimъ
accusative *lučьšę̇ję̇ *lučьšę̇ję̇ *lučьšaja
instrumental *lučьšijimi *lučьšijimi *lučьšijimi
locative *lučьšijixъ *lučьšijixъ *lučьšijixъ
vocative *lučьšiji *lučьšę̇ję̇ *lučьšaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: лучии (lučii), лучеи (lučei), лучьи (lučĭi), луче (luče), лучше (lučše)
    • Old Novgorodian: лоуцьи (lućĭi)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: лоучии (lučii)
      Glagolitic script: ⰾⱆⱍⰺⰺ (lučii)
      • Church Slavonic: лоучии (lučii) (Serbian); лучии (lučii) (Russian)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lučьjь / *luče / *lučьši”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 164

References

  1. ^ Chikalo, M. I., editor (2013), “лучше”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 16 (легкомыслность – лѧчи), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 117
  2. ^ Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1924), “лу́чче”, in Словарь української мови [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 1: А – Н, Berlin: Ukrainske Slowo, page 919