Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ladъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Unknown. Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (lētan, to let) is suggested as a cognate. If not, might be related to root *la- of Proto-Slavic *lagoda (carelessness, pleasure).[1]

Noun

*ladъ m[1]

  1. harmony, order

Inflection

Declension of *ladъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *ladъ *làda *làdi
genitive *làda *làdu *làdъ
dative *làdu *làdoma *làdomъ
accusative *ladъ *làda *làdy
instrumental *làdъmь, *làdomь* *làdoma *làdȳ
locative *làdě *làdu *làdě̄xъ
vocative *làde *làda *làdi

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

  • *lada (husband, consort)
  • *laditi (to concur)
  • *ladьnъjь (nice looking, attractive)
  • *Ladoměrъ, *Ladomirъ
  • *lаdъkъ (nice)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ладъ (ladŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: лад (dialectal)
      Latin script: lad (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ла́д”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*lad”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 14 (*labati – *lěteplъjь), Moscow: Nauka, page 10