Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skopьcь

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 *skopiti +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*skopьcь m

  1. castrated person, eunuch
  2. castrated animal

Declension

Declension of *skopьcь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *skopьcь *skopьca *skopьci
genitive *skopьca *skopьcu *skopьcь
dative *skopьcu *skopьcema *skopьcemъ
accusative *skopьcь *skopьca *skopьcę̇
instrumental *skopьcьmь, *skopьcemь* *skopьcema *skopьci
locative *skopьci *skopьcu *skopьcixъ
vocative *skopьče *skopьca *skopьci

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: скопьць (skopĭcĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: скопе́цъ (skopécʹ), скопе́ць (skopécʹ)
        • Ukrainian: скопе́ць (skopécʹ)
      • Russian: скопе́ц (skopéc)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скопе́ц”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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