liūdnas
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From *lud-, the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *lewd-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *lȗdъ (“crazy, foolish”) < *loud-; compare Serbo-Croatian lȗd (“crazy, immature”), Russian archaic луд (lud, “stupid, crazy”). If this *lewd is the same root (to bend) as in Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (liuts, “deceitful”), Old English lūtan (“bend, stoop”), Old Norse lúta (“bow, submit”), the semantic shift may be explained as "to bend" > "bring down, humble" > "depress".
The palatalisation of the l must be due to the influence of an unattested e-grade *liaud-.[1]
Adjective edit
liū̃dnas m (feminine liūdnà, neuter liū̃dna) stress pattern 4
- sad, downhearted, sorrowful
- causing sadness, depressing
Declension edit
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of liūdnas
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of liūdnas
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 290