Reconstruction:Old Polish/łada

This Old Polish 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.

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɫada/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɫada/

Noun

*łada f

1. wife?
   1. → word used in folk songs (in vocative)

Derived terms

proper nouns

• Łada
• Ładzic

 

Descendants

• Polish: łado (vocative)
• → Latin: Lada (“Lada, Polish pseudogoddess”) (learned)

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “łado”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
• Sławski, Franciszek (1970-1974) “łado!, łado łado!”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes IV: La—Łapucha, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 419