Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъbъ

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

Seemingly from a Proto-Balto-Slavic *lubum, and cognate with Lithuanian lubà (“plank, board”), Latvian luba (“bast, plank, shelf”). Compare *lubъ (“bast”), probably from the same source.

Noun

*lъbъ m

1. skull

Declension

Declension of *lъ̀bъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*lъ̀bъ	*lъbà	*lъbì
genitive	*lъbà	*lъbù	*lъ̀bъ
dative	*lъbù	*lъbòma	*lъbòmъ
accusative	*lъ̀bъ	*lъbà	*lъbỳ
instrumental	*lъbъ̀mь, *lъbòmь*	*lъbòma	*lъ̀by
locative	*lъbě̀	*lъbù	*lъ̀běxъ
vocative	*lъbe	*lъbà	*lъbì

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: лъбъ (lŭbŭ), лобъ (lobŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: лобъ (lob)
      • Belarusian: лоб (lob); лоп (lop), луо́б (luób), ло̂б (lôb) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: лоб (lob), ліб (lib)
    • Russian: лоб (lob)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: лъбъ (lŭbŭ), лобъ (lobŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰾⱏⰱⱏ (lŭbŭ), ⰾⱁⰱⱏ (lobŭ)

    • Russian Church Slavonic: лъбъ (lŭbŭ), лобъ (lobŭ)
  • Bulgarian: лъбъ (lǎb), лъб (lǎb)
  • Slovene: lèb, lǝ̏b (obsolete)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: leb
    • Czech: leb (archaic)
  • Old Polish: łeb
    • Polish: łeb; u̯ep (dialectal)
    • → Old Ruthenian: лебъ (leb)
      • Belarusian: лэб (leb), лэп (lep) (dialectal)
  • Slovak: leb (archaic)