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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otъ

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-otъ m[1]

  1. Forms resultant nouns from verbs, adjectives, or nouns:
    *živъ (“alive”), *žiti (“to live”) → *životъ (“life”)
    *žьvati (“to munch, to chew”) → *životъ (“stomach, belly”)
    *sopti (“to rumble, to wheeze”) → *sopotъ (“place with echo”)
    *jьmati (“to have, to possess”) → *jьmotъ (“property”)
    *blekъ (“bleat, whine”) → *blekotъ (“poisonous herb (that causes temporary speech impediment))”)
    *pǫkъ (“crack, snap”) → *pǫkotъ (“rupture”)
  2. Forms event nouns, denoting sounds or effects, from onomatopoeic or expressive stems:
    *groxati (“to thunder”) → *groxotъ (“rumble, din”)
    *trepati (“to swing, to jerk”) → *trepetъ (“trill”)
    *ękati (“to groan, to rumble”) → *ękotъ (“echo, resound”)
    *go-go! (onomatopoeia) → *gogotъ (“titter, laughter”)
    *ky-ky! (onomatopoeia) → *kykotъ (“giggle”)
    *xo-xo! (onomatopoeia) → *xoxotъ (“derisive laughter”)

Alternative forms
  • *-etъ

Declension
Declension of *-otъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-otъ *-ota *-oti
genitive *-ota *-otu *-otъ
dative *-otu *-otoma *-otomъ
accusative *-otъ *-ota *-oty
instrumental *-otъmь, *-otomь* *-otoma *-oty
locative *-otě *-otu *-otěxъ
vocative *-ote *-ota *-oti
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-otъ

References
  1. Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki, page 66
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