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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Obsolete nominal suffix, derived from *-okъ + *-jь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kyós. Equivalent to *-čь, appended to o-stems. Encountered mainly in South Slavic.
Survives as an adverb in *per + *-očь > Old Church Slavonic прочь (pročĭ, “forth”), проче (proče, “therefore”).
Suffix
*-òčь m
- From nouns or participles, forms state nouns with expressive, pungent connotation
- Synonyms: *-ostь, *-ota
- *gňilъ (“rotten”) → *gňilоčь (“rot”)
- *morzъ (“frost”) → *morzočь (“iciness”)
- From verbs in *-ati, forms expressive state nouns
- Synonym: *-otьja
- *bľьvati (“to spit”) → *bľьvоčь (“vomit”)
- *brъkati (“to stir”) → *brъkоčь (“mess”)
Declension
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.