Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otь
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This Proto-Slavic 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. |
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
I-stem counter-part of *-otъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to o-stems. Parallel to *-ъtь.
Suffix edit
*-otь m or f
- From basic roots, forms derivative nouns
Related terms edit
Declension edit
For masculine declension:
Declension of *-otь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-otь | *-oti | *-otьje, *-oťe* |
| genitive | *-oti | *-otьju, *-oťu* | *-otьjь, *-oti* |
| dative | *-oti | *-otьma | *-otьmъ |
| accusative | *-otь | *-oti | *-oti |
| instrumental | *-otьmь | *-otьma | *-otьmi |
| locative | *-oti | *-otьju, *-oťu* | *-otьxъ |
| vocative | *-oti | *-oti | *-otьje, *-oťe* |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
For feminine declension:
Declension of *-otь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-otь | *-oti | *-oti |
| genitive | *-oti | *-otьju, *-oťu* | *-otьjь, *-oti* |
| dative | *-oti | *-otьma | *-otьmъ |
| accusative | *-otь | *-oti | *-oti |
| instrumental | *-otьjǫ, *-oťǫ* | *-otьma | *-otьmi |
| locative | *-oti | *-otьju, *-oťu* | *-otьxъ |
| vocative | *-oti | *-oti | *-oti |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*golotь/*golъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 214