Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lybědь

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 *lyb- +‎ *-ědь.

Noun

*lybědь f^[1]^[2]^[3]

The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Declension

Declension of *lybědь (i-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lybědь	*lybědi	*lybědi
genitive	*lybědi	lybědьju, lyběďu^*	lybědьjь, lybědi^*
dative	*lybědi	*lybědьma	*lybědьmъ
accusative	*lybědь	*lybědi	*lybědi
instrumental	lybědьjǫ, lyběďǫ^*	*lybědьma	*lybědьmi
locative	*lybědi	lybědьju, lyběďu^*	*lybědьxъ
vocative	*lybědi	*lybědi	*lybědi

^* 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).

Related terms

*lъbъ
*lybiti, *lyběti
- *lyboňь
- *lybotati, *lybětati
- *ulybati, *ulybnǫti
  - *ulybъka

Descendants

East Slavic:
- ⇒ Old East Slavic: Лꙑбѣдь (Lybědĭ) (hydronym)
  - Old Ruthenian: Лыбѣдь (Lybědʹ); Лыбꙗдь (Lybjadʹ)
    - Belarusian: Лыбедзь (Lybjedzʹ)
    - Ukrainian: Ли́бідь (Lýbidʹ)
      - → Belarusian: Лыбідзь (Lybidzʹ)
      - → English: Lybid
  - Russian: Лыбедь (Lybedʹ)

References

^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lybědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 12
^ Luchyk, V. V. (2014) “Ли́бідь”, in Етимологічний словник топонімів України [Etymological Dictionary of Toponyms of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Academy, →ISBN, page 301
^ Stryzhak, O. S., editor (1985), “Лыбѣдь”, in Етимологічний словник літописних географічних назв Південної Русі [Etymological Dictionary of Chronicle Geographical Names of Southern Rus'] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 83

[1] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*lybědь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 12

[2] Luchyk, V. V. (2014) “Ли́бідь”, in Етимологічний словник топонімів України [Etymological Dictionary of Toponyms of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Academy, →ISBN, page 301

[3] Stryzhak, O. S., editor (1985), “Лыбѣдь”, in Етимологічний словник літописних географічних назв Південної Русі [Etymological Dictionary of Chronicle Geographical Names of Southern Rus'] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 83

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