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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lata
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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
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Inflection
Declension of *lata (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lata | *latě | *laty |
| genitive | *laty | *latu | *latъ |
| dative | *latě | *latama | *latamъ |
| accusative | *latǫ | *latě | *laty |
| instrumental | *latojǫ, *latǫ** | *latama | *latami |
| locative | *latě | *latu | *latasъ, *lataxъ* |
| vocative | *lato | *latě | *laty |
* -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).
** 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
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lata”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 47
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ла́та”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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