Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kokotъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
According to Vasmer, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Ancient Greek κακκάβη (kakkábē).
Noun
*kokotъ m
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kokotъ | *kokota | *kokoti |
| genitive | *kokota | *kokotu | *kokotъ |
| dative | *kokotu | *kokotoma | *kokotomъ |
| accusative | *kokotъ | *kokota | *kokoty |
| instrumental | *kokotъmь, *kokotomь* | *kokotoma | *kokoty |
| locative | *kokotě | *kokotu | *kokotěxъ |
| vocative | *kokote | *kokota | *kokoti |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: кокотъ (kokotŭ)
- Russian: ко́кот (kókot)
- Old East Slavic: кокотъ (kokotŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́кот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress