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лада

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See also: ладя and Лада

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫadə]
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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ла́да (ládam inan

  1. genitive singular of лад (lad)

Etymology 2

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Related to ладый (ladyj, dear), but of disputed origin. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *lada, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂d- (to love; beloved, wife), if cognate with Tocharian B lāre (beloved, adjective) (< *leh₂d-ro-) and Lycian 𐊍𐊀𐊅𐊀 (lada, wife).[1] Alternatively, simply a substantization of the root of лад (lad, harmony) and ладить (laditʹ, to be on good terms).

Noun

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ла́да (ládaf anim (genitive ла́ды, nominative plural ла́ды, genitive plural лад, diminutive ла́душка)

  1. (dated) darling, sweetheart
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “lāre”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 595