-
1 vysòkъ
vysòkъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `high'Old Church Slavic:Russian:vysókij `high, tall' [adj o];vysók `high, tall' [adj o], vysoká [Nomsf], vysokó [Nomsn]Czech:vysoký `high, tall' [adj o]Slovak:vysoký `high' [adj o]Polish:Serbo-Croatian:vìsok `high, tall' [adj o], visòka [Nomsf], visòko [Nomsn];Čak. visȍk (Vrgada) `high, tall' [adj o], visokȁ [Nomsf], visokȍ [Nomsn];Čak. visȍk (Orbanići) `high, tall' [adj o], visȍka [Nomsf], visȍko [Nomsn]Slovene:visòk `high' [adj o]Bulgarian:visók `high, tall' [adj o]Comments: For the suffix *- okъ, cf. -> *glǫbòkъ, *dalèkъ. The suffix is absent in the comparative, e.g. Ru. výše, SCr. vìšē, Sln. vȋše, where we also find the original acute tone. The root is usually reconstructed as * ūps-, cf. Gk. ὑψηλός `high'. Kortlandt (1977) has argued that in Balto-Slavic initial *u yielded acute "long" *u (Lith. ū́, PSl. *vy) under the stress and short *u in pretonic position. The acute variant is supposed to have originated from a Balto-Slavic prothetic laryngeal. Now that an number of examples can be explained by Winter's law, the evidence for Kortlandt's explanation has been weakened. Nevertheless, the Slavic situation regarding initial *u undeniably resembles the situation regarding initial *i, where I have claimed (2003) that stressed *i- yielded * (j)i under the stress, but *jь in unstressed position. In my opinion, it is likely that the reflex * vy- originated in stressed position, cf. vỳsь and the comparative vỳše.Other cognates:OIr. úasal `high, lofty' [adj]
См. также в других словарях:
Lofty — may refer to:* Lofty ideal * Mount Lofty (disambiguation) * Lofty s Roach Souffle , a 1990 instrumental music album by Harry Connick Jr. * Lofty Storm Records, a music record labelPeople * Lofty, a fictional character on the 1986 animated… … Wikipedia
Lofty — Loft y, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.] [From {Loft}.] 1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high. [1913 Webster] See lofty Lebanon his head advance. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lofty — [adj1] high, elevated aerial, airy, high rise, lifted, raised, sky high, skyscraping, skyward, soaring, spiring, tall, towering; concept 779 Ant. below, beneath, low lofty [adj2] grand, stately arresting, benevolent, big, chivalrous, commanding,… … New thesaurus
lofty — [lôf′tē, läf′tē] adj. loftier, loftiest 1. very high [a lofty peak in the Alps] 2. elevated; noble; sublime 3. haughty; arrogant loftily adv. loftiness n … English World dictionary
Lofty — Lofty, höchste Spitze der Gawlerkette (Südaustralien), 3000 Fuß hoch … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
lofty — index grandiose, magnanimous, meritorious, orgulous, presumptuous, prominent, proud (self respecting), remarkable … Law dictionary
lofty — (adj.) exalted, of high rank, early 15c.; also with a high purpose, from LOFT (Cf. loft) + Y (Cf. y) (2). From early 14c. as a surname. Literal sense of high is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily; loftiness … Etymology dictionary
lofty — *high, tall Analogous words: elevated, raised, lifted (see LIFT): exalted, magnified, aggrandized (see EXALT): imposing, stately, august, majestic (see GRAND): sublime, glorious, superb (see SPLENDID) Contrasted words: lowly, *humble, modest … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lofty — ► ADJECTIVE (loftier, loftiest) 1) of imposing height. 2) noble; elevated. 3) haughty and aloof. 4) (of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient. DERIVATIVES loftily adverb lofti … English terms dictionary
lofty — [[t]lɒ̱fti, AM lɔ͟ːf [/t]] loftier, loftiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals... Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
lofty — UK [ˈlɒftɪ] / US [ˈlɔftɪ] adjective Word forms lofty : adjective lofty comparative loftier superlative loftiest mainly literary 1) a lofty building or structure is very tall The town hall s lofty tower dates from the fourteenth century. 2) lofty… … English dictionary
