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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/laskavъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *laskati (“to caress, to flatter”) + *-vъ.
Adjective
*laskavъ
- flattering, adulatory
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *laskavъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *laskavъ | *laskava | *laskavo |
| Accusative | *laskavъ | *laskavǫ | *laskavo |
| Genitive | *laskava | *laskavy | *laskava |
| Locative | *laskavě | *laskavě | *laskavě |
| Dative | *laskavu | *laskavě | *laskavu |
| Instrumental | *laskavomь | *laskavojǫ | *laskavomь |
| Vocative | *laskave | *laskavo | *laskavo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laskava | *laskavě | *laskavě |
| Accusative | *laskava | *laskavě | *laskavě |
| Genitive | *laskavu | *laskavu | *laskavu |
| Locative | *laskavu | *laskavu | *laskavu |
| Dative | *laskavoma | *laskavama | *laskavoma |
| Instrumental | *laskavoma | *laskavama | *laskavoma |
| Vocative | *laskava | *laskavě | *laskavě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laskavi | *laskavy | *laskava |
| Accusative | *laskavy | *laskavy | *laskava |
| Genitive | *laskavъ | *laskavъ | *laskavъ |
| Locative | *laskavěxъ | *laskavaxъ | *laskavěxъ |
| Dative | *laskavomъ | *laskavamъ | *laskavomъ |
| Instrumental | *laskavy | *laskavami | *laskavy |
| Vocative | *laskavi | *laskavy | *laskava |
Definite declension of *laskavъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *laskavъjь | *laskavaja | *laskavoje |
| Accusative | *laskavъjь | *laskavǫjǫ | *laskavoje |
| Genitive | *laskavajego | *laskavyję | *laskavajego |
| Locative | *laskavějemь | *laskavěji | *laskavějemь |
| Dative | *laskavujemu | *laskavěji | *laskavujemu |
| Instrumental | *laskavyjimi | *laskavǫjǫ | *laskavyjimi |
| Vocative | *laskavъjь | *laskavaja | *laskavoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laskavaja | *laskavěji | *laskavěji |
| Accusative | *laskavaja | *laskavěji | *laskavěji |
| Genitive | *laskavuju | *laskavuju | *laskavuju |
| Locative | *laskavuju | *laskavuju | *laskavuju |
| Dative | *laskavyjima | *laskavyjima | *laskavyjima |
| Instrumental | *laskavyjima | *laskavyjima | *laskavyjima |
| Vocative | *laskavaja | *laskavěji | *laskavěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *laskaviji | *laskavyję | *laskavaja |
| Accusative | *laskavyję | *laskavyję | *laskavaja |
| Genitive | *laskavъjixъ | *laskavъjixъ | *laskavъjixъ |
| Locative | *laskavyjixъ | *laskavyjixъ | *laskavyjixъ |
| Dative | *laskavyjimъ | *laskavyjimъ | *laskavyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *laskavyjimi | *laskavyjimi | *laskavyjimi |
| Vocative | *laskaviji | *laskavyję | *laskavaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: ла́ска́вы (láskávy)
- Russian: ла́сковый (láskovyj)
- Ukrainian: ласка́вий (laskávyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: ласкавъ (laskavŭ)
- Bulgarian: ла́скав (láskav)
- Macedonian: ласкав (laskav)
- Slovene: láskav (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: laskavý
- Polish: łaskawy
- Slovak: láskavý
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*laskavъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 39