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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ošь

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

From *-oxъ +‎ *-ь.

Suffix

*-ošь m or f[1][2]

  1. Forming attributive deadjectival nouns
    *bě̃lъ (“white”) → *bělošь (“someone or something white”)
    *dь̀lgъ (“long”) → *dь̀lgošь (“someone or something long”)
  2. Forming male hypocoristic given names
    *kvě̑tъ (“flower”) → *Květošь
    *bagy (“wetland”) → *Bagošь
  3. Forming female (hypocoristic) given names
    *moky (“wet place”) → *Mokošь (theonym)

Declension
Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ošь *-oši *-ošьje, *-oše*
genitive *-oši *-ošьju, *-ošu* *-ošьjь, *-oši*
dative *-oši *-ošьma *-ošьmъ
accusative *-ošь *-oši *-oši
instrumental *-ošьmь *-ošьma *-ošьmi
locative *-oši *-ošьju, *-ošu* *-ošьxъ
vocative *-oši *-oši *-ošьje, *-oše*
* 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).
Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ošь *-oši *-oši
genitive *-oši *-ošьju, *-ošu* *-ošьjь, *-oši*
dative *-oši *-ošьma *-ošьmъ
accusative *-ošь *-oši *-oši
instrumental *-ošьjǫ, *-ošǫ* *-ošьma *-ošьmi
locative *-oši *-ošьju, *-ošu* *-ošьxъ
vocative *-oši *-oši *-oši
* 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
Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ošь

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.5.2 *-ošь < *-aši”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 52
  2. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ošь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 78
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