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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubь
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Related to *ľubiti (“to love”).
Inflection
Declension of *ľubь (i-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ľubь | *ľubi | *ľubi |
| Accusative | *ľubь | *ľubi | *ľubi |
| Genitive | *ľubi | *ľubьju, *ľubľu* | *ľubьjь, *ľubi* |
| Locative | *ľubi | *ľubьju, *ľubľu* | *ľubьxъ |
| Dative | *ľubi | *ľubьma | *ľubьmъ |
| Instrumental | *ľubьjǫ, *ľubľǫ* | *ľubьma | *ľubьmi |
| Vocative | *ľubi | *ľubi | *ľubi |
* 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).
Synonyms
- *ľuby (“love”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: Любь (Ljubʹ)
- Russian: любь (ljubʹ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: любь (ljubĭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰾⱓⰱⱐ (ljubĭ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: [Term?]
- Latin: ļub
- Slovene: ljȗb
- Old Church Slavonic:
Further reading
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1988), “*ljubь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 15, Moscow: Nauka, page 186
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