Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/okačь

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 *oko (“eye”) +‎ *-ačь.

Noun

*okačь m

  1. big-eyed man
    Synonyms: *okanъ, *okaljь
  2. sharp-eyed man

Inflection

Declension of *okačь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *okačь *okača *okači
genitive *okača *okaču *okačь
dative *okaču *okačema *okačemъ
accusative *okačь *okača *okačę̇
instrumental *okačьmь, *okačemь* *okačema *okači
locative *okači *okaču *okačixъ
vocative *okaču *okača *okači

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

  • *okatъ (“big-eyed; sharp-eyed; cellular”)
  • *očatъ (“big-eyed; sharp-eyed”)
  • *očitъ (“eyed; apparent”)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian: о̀ка̄ч
    • Slovene: okáč (tonal orthography) (obsolete)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: okáč
    • Slovak: okáč
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: wokač
      • Lower Sorbian: wokac

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*okačь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 39
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