Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-oda
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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
Perhaps continuing Proto-Balto-Slavic *-adāˀ. Rare suffix with unclear functions. Possibly related with Ancient Greek -άδος (-ádos) in genitive case of feminine nouns, see Παλλάς (Pallás), δορκᾰ́ς (dorkás).
Suffix
- Forming names of the plants
- Forming abstract nouns
Declension
Declension of *-oda (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-oda | *-odě | *-ody |
| genitive | *-ody | *-odu | *-odъ |
| dative | *-odě | *-odama | *-odamъ |
| accusative | *-odǫ | *-odě | *-ody |
| instrumental | *-odojǫ, *-odǫ** | *-odama | *-odami |
| locative | *-odě | *-odu | *-odasъ, *-odaxъ* |
| vocative | *-odo | *-odě | *-ody |
* -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).
** 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
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.37 *-oda < *-adā”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153
Further reading
- Rau, Jeremy (2004) “The Derivational history of the Greek stems in -άδ-”, in Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, volume 64, pages 137-173