Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫkotь
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Pre-Slavic *ankatis, a derivative of Proto-Balto-Slavic *ankas (“a hook, loop”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos (“bend, turn”).[1]
Noun
*ǫkotь f[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ǫkotь | *ǫkoti | *ǫkoti |
| genitive | *ǫkoti | *ǫkotьju, *ǫkoťu* | *ǫkotьjь, *ǫkoti* |
| dative | *ǫkoti | *ǫkotьma | *ǫkotьmъ |
| accusative | *ǫkotь | *ǫkoti | *ǫkoti |
| instrumental | *ǫkotьjǫ, *ǫkoťǫ* | *ǫkotьma | *ǫkotьmi |
| locative | *ǫkoti | *ǫkotьju, *ǫkoťu* | *ǫkotьxъ |
| vocative | *ǫkoti | *ǫkoti | *ǫkoti |
* 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: укоть (ukotĭ)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: ѫкоть (ǫkotĭ)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ǫkotь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 386