Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lemešь
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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
Cognates include Latvian lemesis (“sharp plough”), Lithuanian lẽmežis (“wooden part of the plough”), lãmežis (“wooden part of the plough”)
Noun
*lemešь m[1]
Inflection
Declension of *lemešь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *lemešь | *lemeša | *lemeši |
| genitive | *lemeša | *lemešu | *lemešь |
| dative | *lemešu | *lemešema | *lemešemъ |
| accusative | *lemešь | *lemeša | *lemešę̇ |
| instrumental | *lemešьmь, *lemešemь* | *lemešema | *lemeši |
| locative | *lemeši | *lemešu | *lemešixъ |
| vocative | *lemešu | *lemeša | *lemeši |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lemešь; *lemežь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 271: “m. jo ‘ploughshare, plough’”