Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ajь
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀjas, derived from factive verb stems Proto-Slavic *-ati + *-ъ.
Cognate with Latvian -ājs, Lithuanian -ojas in giedótajas (“singer”) (< giedóti), darýtojas (< darýti).[1]
Suffix
edit*-ajь m
- Deverbal from factive verbs inflecting in *-ati. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
- *ortajь (“peon, servant”) ← *ortati (“to struggle”)
- *xodatajь (“solicitor”) ← *xodatati (“to mediate”)
- *golšatajь (“herald, announcer”) ← *golšatati (“to utter”)
Declension
editDeclension of *-ajь (soft o-stem)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Otrębski, Jan (1964) “Славяно-балтийское языковое единство. II. Морфологические явления”, in Вопросы языкознания, number 6, Москва: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 28
Categories:
- Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ъ
- Proto-Slavic lemmas
- Proto-Slavic suffixes
- Proto-Slavic noun-forming suffixes
- Proto-Slavic masculine suffixes
- Proto-Slavic soft o-stem nouns
- Proto-Slavic soft masculine o-stem nouns