Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/oxota

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

Action noun of *o- +‎ *xotěti (“to wish”) +‎ *-a.

Noun

*oxota f

  1. willingness, inclination
  2. wish

Alternative forms

  • *oxvota

Declension

Declension of *oxota (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *oxota *oxotě *oxoty
genitive *oxoty *oxotu *oxotъ
dative *oxotě *oxotama *oxotamъ
accusative *oxotǫ *oxotě *oxoty
instrumental *oxotojǫ, *oxotǫ** *oxotama *oxotami
locative *oxotě *oxotu *oxotasъ, *oxotaxъ*
vocative *oxoto *oxotě *oxoty

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Derived terms

  • *neoxota (“unwillingness”)
  • *oxotьnъ (“willing”)
  • *oxotьlivъ (“inclined, agreeable”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: охота (oxota)
    • Old East Slavic: охвота (oxvota)
      • Belarusian: ахво́та (axvóta)
      • Russian: охво́та (oxvóta)
      • Ukrainian: оxво́та (oxvóta)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “охота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “охота”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 984
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