Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lъbъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-o

Noun

*lъbъ m

skull

Declension

Declension of *lъbъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*lъbъ	*lъba	*lъbi
Accusative	*lъbъ	*lъba	*lъby
Genitive	*lъba	*lъbu	*lъbъ
Locative	*lъbě	*lъbu	*lъběxъ
Dative	*lъbu	*lъboma	*lъbomъ
Instrumental	lъbъmь, lъbomь^*	*lъboma	*lъby
Vocative	*lъbe	*lъba	*lъbi

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

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: лоб (lob)
- Russian: лоб (lob, “forehead”)
- Ukrainian: лоб (lob)

South Slavic:
- Slovene: lǝ̀b (“skull, forehead”)
- Bulgarian: лоб (lob)

West Slavic:
- Old Czech: leb (“skull”)
  - Czech: leb (archaic)
- Polish: łeb (“animal head”)
- Slovak: leb (archaic)

References

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