Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ajь

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 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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀjas, derived from factive verb stems Proto-Slavic *-ati + *-ъ.

Cognate with Latvian -ājs, Lithuanian -ojas in giedótajas (“singer”) (< giedóti), darýtojas (< darýti).

Suffix

*-ajь m

  1. Deverbal from factive verbs inflecting in *-ati. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
    *ortajь (“peon, servant”) ← *ortati (“to struggle”)
    *xodatajь (“solicitor”) ← *xodatati (“to mediate”)
    *golšatajь (“herald, announcer”) ← *golšatati (“to utter”)

Declension

Declension of *-ajь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *-ajь *-aja *-aji
genitive *-aja *-aju *-ajь
dative *-aju *-ajema *-ajemъ
accusative *-ajь *-aja *-aję̇
instrumental *-ajьmь, *-ajemь* *-ajema *-aji
locative *-aji *-aju *-ajixъ
vocative *-aju *-aja *-aji
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ajь

References

  1. ^ Otrębski, Jan (1964) “Славяно-балтийское языковое единство. II. Морфологические явления”, in Вопросы языкознания, number 6, Москва: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 28
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