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 masculine 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

    Masculine:

    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).

    Feminine:

    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
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Mokošь
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pustošь

    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), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 78
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