Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/otьčь

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 *otь̀cь (father) +‎ *-ьjь.[1]

Adjective

*otьčь[1]

  1. paternal

Declension

Indefinite declension of *otьčь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьčь *otьča *otьče
genitive *otьča *otьčę̇ *otьča
dative *otьču *otьči *otьču
accusative *otьčь *otьčǫ *otьče
instrumental *otьčemь *otьčejǫ *otьčemь
locative *otьči *otьči *otьči
vocative *otьču *otьče *otьče
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьča *otьči *otьči
genitive *otьču *otьču *otьču
dative *otьčema *otьčama *otьčema
accusative *otьča *otьči *otьči
instrumental *otьčema *otьčama *otьčema
locative *otьču *otьču *otьču
vocative *otьča *otьči *otьči
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьči *otьčę̇ *otьča
genitive *otьčь *otьčь *otьčь
dative *otьčemъ *otьčamъ *otьčemъ
accusative *otьčę̇ *otьčę̇ *otьča
instrumental *otьči *otьčami *otьči
locative *otьčixъ *otьčaxъ *otьčixъ
vocative *otьči *otьčę̇ *otьča
Definite declension of *otьčь (soft)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьčьjь *otьčaja *otьčeje
genitive *otьčajego *otьčę̇ję̇ *otьčajego
dative *otьčujemu *otьčiji *otьčujemu
accusative *otьčьjь *otьčǫjǫ *otьčeje
instrumental *otьčijimь *otьčǫjǫ *otьčijimь
locative *otьčijemь *otьčiji *otьčijemь
vocative *otьčьjь *otьčaja *otьčeje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьčaja *otьčiji *otьčiji
genitive *otьčuju *otьčuju *otьčuju
dative *otьčijima *otьčijima *otьčijima
accusative *otьčaja *otьčiji *otьčiji
instrumental *otьčijima *otьčijima *otьčijima
locative *otьčuju *otьčuju *otьčuju
vocative *otьčaja *otьčiji *otьčiji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *otьčiji *otьčę̇ję̇ *otьčaja
genitive *otьčьjixъ *otьčьjixъ *otьčьjixъ
dative *otьčijimъ *otьčijimъ *otьčijimъ
accusative *otьčę̇ję̇ *otьčę̇ję̇ *otьčaja
instrumental *otьčijimi *otьčijimi *otьčijimi
locative *otьčijixъ *otьčijixъ *otьčijixъ
vocative *otьčiji *otьčę̇ję̇ *otьčaja

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: отьчь (otĭčĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: отчїй (otčij)
        • Belarusian: ойчы (ójčy) (dialectal)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: о́тчый (ótčŷj)
        • Ukrainian: вітчий (vitčyj), о́тчий (ótčyj) (dialectal)
      • Middle Russian: отчий (otčij), отечий (otečij)
        • Russian: о́тчий (ótčij); во́тчий (vótčij) (dialectal)
    • Old Novgorodian: отьць (otĭćĭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⱁⱅⱐⱍⱐ (otĭčĭ)
      Old Cyrillic script: отьчь (otĭčĭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: отач
      Latin script: otač
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: otčí
    • Old Slovak: otčí

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*otьčjь(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 181