Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nosačь

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 *nosъ (“nose”) +‎ *-ačь.

Noun

*nosačь m

  1. big-nosed man/animal
    Synonyms: *nosakъ, *nosanъ, *nosaljь, *nosarjь, *nosulja

Inflection

Declension of *nosačь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *nosačь *nosača *nosači
genitive *nosača *nosaču *nosačь
dative *nosaču *nosačema *nosačemъ
accusative *nosačь *nosača *nosačę̇
instrumental *nosačьmь, *nosačemь* *nosačema *nosači
locative *nosači *nosaču *nosačixъ
vocative *nosaču *nosača *nosači

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

  • *nosatъ (“nosed, big-nosed, long-nosed”)
  • *nosatъka
  • *nosišče (“big nose”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: наса́ч (nasáč)
    • Russian: носа́ч (nosáč), Носачъ (Nosač)
    • Ukrainian: носа́ч (nosáč)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nosačь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 198
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