-옷-

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Middle Korean

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

See the main entry 돗〮 (-twós-).

Suffix

옷〮 (-wós-)

  1. Alternative form of 돗〮 (-twós-, emotive suffix) that occurs following ᄂᆞ (-nò-), 더〮 (-té-), or 거 (-ke-).
Derived terms
  • 것〮다〮 (-késtá, effective emotive declarative suffix)
  • 놋〮다〮 (-nwóstá, processive emotive declarative suffix)
  • 닷〮다〮 (-tástá, retrospective emotive declarative suffix)

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Korean 古叱 (*-kwos-) attested in 12th-13th century Gugyeol.[1]

Alternative forms

ㅅ (-s-) in some environments.

Suffix

옷〮 (-wós-)

  1. Optional verbal suffix that indicates that the subject is plural.
    • a. 1517, 번역노걸대하 (飜譯老乞大) [beonyeongnogeoldaeha], volume 하 (下):
      큰 혀ᇰ아 우리 도라가노소라. 네 됴히 잇거라.
      Khun hyeng=a wuli twolaka-n-wos-wo-la. ne=y tyoh-i is-ke-la.
      Big brother, we are going back. You stay healthy.
Usage notes
  • The emotive suffix's variant form 옷〮 (-wós-) and the plural subject suffix 옷〮 (-wós-) may have the same form, but they are merely homophones, as their functions are distinct and they have different morphological restrictions.[2]
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 문현수 [munhyeonsu] (2019) ““소망”과 “예정”의 어말어미 ‘곳’과 그 변천 과정에 대하여 [“somang”gwa “yejeong”ui eomareomi ‘-got’gwa geu byeoncheon gwajeong'e daehayeo]”, in 국어학, volume 89, 국어학회 [gugeohakhoe], pages 203-234
  2. ^ 가와사키 케이고 (2016) 중세한국어 감동법 연구 ―깨달음과 복수성― (Thesis), 서울대학교 대학원
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