See also: ладя and Лада

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫadə]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

ла́да (ládam inan

  1. genitive singular of лад (lad)

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

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

  1. (dated) darling, sweetheart
Declension edit

References edit

  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