Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xlapa

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

Perhaps related to Lithuanian šlãpias (“wet”), šlãpė (“damp place or land”).

Noun

*xlapa f

  1. slush, sleet

Declension

Declension of *xlapa (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xlapa *xlapě *xlapy
genitive *xlapy *xlapu *xlapъ
dative *xlapě *xlapama *xlapamъ
accusative *xlapǫ *xlapě *xlapy
instrumental *xlapojǫ, *xlapǫ** *xlapama *xlapami
locative *xlapě *xlapu *xlapasъ, *xlapaxъ*
vocative *xlapo *xlapě *xlapy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лапа́²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 309
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