Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lamъ

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

Deverbal from *lamati.

Noun

*lamъ m[1]

  1. hollow?, hole?

Declension

Declension of *lamъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lamъ *lama *lami
genitive *lama *lamu *lamъ
dative *lamu *lamoma *lamomъ
accusative *lamъ *lama *lamy
instrumental *lamъmь, *lamomь* *lamoma *lamy
locative *lamě *lamu *laměxъ
vocative *lame *lama *lami

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: лам (lam) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: лам (lam) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lamъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 26