plě̑šь

plě̑šь Grammatical information: f. i Accent paradigm: c Proto-Slavic meaning: `bald patch'

Church Slavic:

plěšь `bald patch' [f i]

Czech:

pleš `bald patch' [f i]

Polish:

plesz `bald patch' [f i]

Slovene:

plẹ̑š `bald patch' [m o];

plẹ́ša `bald patch' [f ā]

Lithuanian:

plìkas `bald' [adj o];

pléikė (E. Lith.) `bald patch' [adj o]

Latvian:

pliks `bare, bald' [adj o]

Comments: Forms such Ru. plexán `bald person' show that the root of this etymon is *plěx-. According to Kortlandt (1994: 112), Slavic *x corresponding to *^k points to *ḱh₂, cf. -> *soxà vs. Lith. šakà. We may therefore recnstruct *ploiḱh₂-o-.

Other cognates:

Nw. (dial.) flein `bald patch'