листопадъ
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic листопадъ (listopadŭ, “October”), from Proto-Slavic *listopadъ (“leaf fall; time of leaf fall”), from *listъ (“leaf”) + *pasti (“to fall”).
Noun
листопа́дъ • (listopád) m inan (genitive листопада)
- November
- Synonyms: новембръ (novembr), ноѧбрь (nojabrʹ), ноѧврий (nojavrij)
Descendants
- Belarusian: лістапа́д (listapád)
- Ukrainian: листопа́д (lystopád)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “листопадъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 47
- Chikalo, M. I., editor (2013), “листопадъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 16 (легкомыслность – лѧчи), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 47