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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/lьpěti

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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

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (to stick). Akin to Lithuanian lìpti (to stick), Proto-Germanic *libjaną (to live), Sanskrit लिप्यते (lipyate, to be stuck).

Verb

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*lьpěti impf

  1. (intransitive) to adhere, to cling

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: lpieti
    • Old Polish: lpieć
    • Slovak: ľpieť

Further reading

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