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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/loskъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Resultant noun from Proto-Slavic *loskati (“to slap, to bash”), either of expressive origin related to Etymology 2 or possibly from *logъ + *-skъ (as per Горох.ua). Compare Bulgarian разло́г (razlóg, “hollow”), Russian лог (log, “ravine”), ложби́на (ložbína, “depression”).
Noun
*loskъ m
- dell, hollow
- Synonyms: *dolъ, *propastь
Declension
Declension of *loskъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *loskъ | *loska | *losci |
| Accusative | *loskъ | *loska | *losky |
| Genitive | *loska | *losku | *loskъ |
| Locative | *loscě | *losku | *loscěxъ |
| Dative | *losku | *loskoma | *loskomъ |
| Instrumental | *loskъmь, *loskomь* | *loskoma | *losky |
| Vocative | *lošče | *loska | *losci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *loščina (augmentative)
Related terms
- *loskati (“to slap, to bash”)
- *loskunъ (“debris, remnant”)
- *loskutъ (“flap, clout”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: лоскъ (loskŭ)
- Belarusian: лоск (losk), ло́скат (lóskat)
- ⇒ Belarusian: лашчы́на (laščýna), лагчы́на (lahčýna)
- Russian: лоск (losk) (dialectal лозг (lozg), instr. лозгом (lozgom))
- ⇒ Russian: лощи́на (loščína)
- Ukrainian: лоск (losk, “bump, unevenness, mess”) (probably)
- ⇒ Ukrainian: лощи́на (loščýna)
- Belarusian: лоск (losk), ло́скат (lóskat)
- Old East Slavic: лоскъ (loskŭ)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: Losky f (toponym)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*loskъ/*loska I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 87
- лоск «безладдя» in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
*loskъ m
- flap, bang, shriek
Declension
Declension of *loskъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *loskъ | *loska | *losci |
| Accusative | *loskъ | *loska | *losky |
| Genitive | *loska | *losku | *loskъ |
| Locative | *loscě | *losku | *loscěxъ |
| Dative | *losku | *loskoma | *loskomъ |
| Instrumental | *loskъmь, *loskomь* | *loskoma | *losky |
| Vocative | *lošče | *loska | *losci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *loska f
Related terms
- *loskotъ (“chatter”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: лоска f
- Latin: loska f
- Slovene: lòsk (interjection)
- Serbo-Croatian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*loskъ/*loska II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 16 (*lokadlo – *lъživьcь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 88