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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otь

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

I-stem counter-part of *-otъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to o-stems. Parallel to *-ъtь.

Suffix

*-otь m or f

  1. From basic roots, forms derivative nouns
    *pьrxotь f (dandruff)*pьrxъ (powder)
    *golotь m (frost)*golъ (naked, bare)

Declension

For masculine declension:

For feminine declension:

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-otь

References

  • 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
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