Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/opsa

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *apsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)osp-eh₂, from *(H)osp-. Cognates include Lithuanian ẽpušė, Latvian apse, Old Prussian abse and Proto-Germanic *aspō.

Noun

*opsa f

1. aspen

Declension

Declension of *opsa (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*opsa	*opsě	*opsy
genitive	*opsy	*opsu	*opsъ
dative	*opsě	*opsama	*opsamъ
accusative	*opsǫ	*opsě	*opsy
instrumental	*opsojǫ, *opsǫ**	*opsama	*opsami
locative	*opsě	*opsu	*opsasъ, *opsaxъ*
vocative	*opso	*opsě	*opsy

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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

adjectives

• *opsikovъ
• *opsinьnъ
• *opsinovъ
• *opsovъ

 

nouns

• *opsica
• *opsičina
• *opsika
• *opsina
• *opsinьnikъ
• *opsinьňakъ
• *opsiňakъ
• *opsinъka
• *opsьje
• *opsьnikъ
• *opsьňakъ

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *оса (*osa)
    • Old Ruthenian: *оса (*osa)
      • Belarusian: аса́ (asá)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: osa (dialectal)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: wosа, wósа
    • Upper Sorbian: wosа