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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lękъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *linkas, equivalent to *lęťi (“to bend”) + *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian lìks (“bent”).
Adjective
*lękъ
- bent
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *lękъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lękъ | *lęka | *lęko |
| Accusative | *lękъ | *lękǫ | *lęko |
| Genitive | *lęka | *lęky | *lęka |
| Locative | *lękě | *lękě | *lękě |
| Dative | *lęku | *lękě | *lęku |
| Instrumental | *lękomь | *lękojǫ | *lękomь |
| Vocative | *lęke | *lęko | *lęko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| Accusative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| Genitive | *lęku | *lęku | *lęku |
| Locative | *lęku | *lęku | *lęku |
| Dative | *lękoma | *lękama | *lękoma |
| Instrumental | *lękoma | *lękama | *lękoma |
| Vocative | *lęka | *lękě | *lękě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *lęki | *lęky | *lęka |
| Accusative | *lęky | *lęky | *lęka |
| Genitive | *lękъ | *lękъ | *lękъ |
| Locative | *lękěxъ | *lękaxъ | *lękěxъ |
| Dative | *lękomъ | *lękamъ | *lękomъ |
| Instrumental | *lęky | *lękami | *lęky |
| Vocative | *lęki | *lęky | *lęka |
Definite declension of *lękъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *lękъjь | *lękaja | *lękoje |
| Accusative | *lękъjь | *lękǫjǫ | *lękoje |
| Genitive | *lękajego | *lękyję | *lękajego |
| Locative | *lękějemь | *lękěji | *lękějemь |
| Dative | *lękujemu | *lękěji | *lękujemu |
| Instrumental | *lękyjimi | *lękǫjǫ | *lękyjimi |
| Vocative | *lękъjь | *lękaja | *lękoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| Accusative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| Genitive | *lękuju | *lękuju | *lękuju |
| Locative | *lękuju | *lękuju | *lękuju |
| Dative | *lękyjima | *lękyjima | *lękyjima |
| Instrumental | *lękyjima | *lękyjima | *lękyjima |
| Vocative | *lękaja | *lękěji | *lękěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *lękiji | *lękyję | *lękaja |
| Accusative | *lękyję | *lękyję | *lękaja |
| Genitive | *lękъjixъ | *lękъjixъ | *lękъjixъ |
| Locative | *lękyjixъ | *lękyjixъ | *lękyjixъ |
| Dative | *lękyjimъ | *lękyjimъ | *lękyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *lękyjimi | *lękyjimi | *lękyjimi |
| Vocative | *lękiji | *lękyję | *lękaja |
Related terms
- *lękati, *lęcati (“to set traps, to scare?”)
- *lęťi (“to bend”)
- *lǭčìti (“to separate”)
- *lǫčьje (“rush”)
- *lǭkà (“low-lying meadow”)
- *lǫkàvъ (“curved, cunning”)
- *lǫ̑kъ (“bow”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: ля́кий (ljákij, “bent, hunchbacked”) (archaic)
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*lękъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227