Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lapъtъ

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

Alternative forms

  • *lapъtь

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Per Vasmer, cognate with Lithuanian lõраs and Latvian lãps.

ESSJa proposes derivation from *lapъtati.

Noun

*lapъtъ m[1]

  1. rag, shred, scrap

Inflection

Declension of *lapъtъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *lapъtъ *lapъta *lapъti
genitive *lapъta *lapъtu *lapъtъ
dative *lapъtu *lapъtoma *lapъtomъ
accusative *lapъtъ *lapъta *lapъty
instrumental *lapъtъmь, *lapъtomь* *lapъtoma *lapъty
locative *lapъtě *lapъtu *lapъtěxъ
vocative *lapъte *lapъta *lapъti

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: лапоть (lapotĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ла́път (lápǎt), ла́пат (lápat) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
      Cyrillic script: ла̀пат
      Latin script: làpat
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: łapciе
      • Polish: łapeć, łapciе (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lapъtъ/*lapъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 32

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ла́поть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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