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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

Of expressive origin (given that *-c- did not trigger softening of the ending), commonly compared with Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (short, chopped) (per Georgiev, Vasmer) and Proto-Slavic *kukati (to cuckoo) (per Trubachev). Vasmer distinguishes the meaning lame, crippled (in South Slavic) from tailless (in East, West Slavic), however, Georgiev connects them.

Adjective

*kȗcъ

  1. tailless (in East, West Slavic)
  2. lame, crippled (in South Slavic)
    Synonym: *xromъ

Declension

Indefinite declension of *kucъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kucъ *kuca *kuco
genitive *kuca *kucy *kuca
dative *kucu *kucě *kucu
accusative *kucъ *kucǫ *kuco
instrumental *kucomь *kucojǫ *kucomь
locative *kucě *kucě *kucě
vocative *kuče *kuco *kuco
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kuca *kucě *kucě
genitive *kucu *kucu *kucu
dative *kucoma *kucama *kucoma
accusative *kuca *kucě *kucě
instrumental *kucoma *kucama *kucoma
locative *kucu *kucu *kucu
vocative *kuca *kucě *kucě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kuci *kucy *kuca
genitive *kucъ *kucъ *kucъ
dative *kucomъ *kucamъ *kucomъ
accusative *kucy *kucy *kuca
instrumental *kucy *kucami *kucy
locative *kucěxъ *kucaxъ *kucěxъ
vocative *kuci *kucy *kuca
Definite declension of *kucъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kucъjь *kucaja *kucoje
genitive *kucajego *kucyję̇ *kucajego
dative *kucujemu *kucěji *kucujemu
accusative *kucъjь *kucǫjǫ *kucoje
instrumental *kucyjimь *kucǫjǫ *kucyjimь
locative *kucějemь *kucěji *kucějemь
vocative *kucъjь *kucaja *kucoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kucaja *kucěji *kucěji
genitive *kucuju *kucuju *kucuju
dative *kucyjima *kucyjima *kucyjima
accusative *kucaja *kucěji *kucěji
instrumental *kucyjima *kucyjima *kucyjima
locative *kucuju *kucuju *kucuju
vocative *kucaja *kucěji *kucěji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kuciji *kucyję̇ *kucaja
genitive *kucъjixъ *kucъjixъ *kucъjixъ
dative *kucyjimъ *kucyjimъ *kucyjimъ
accusative *kucyję̇ *kucyję̇ *kucaja
instrumental *kucyjimi *kucyjimi *kucyjimi
locative *kucyjixъ *kucyjixъ *kucyjixъ
vocative *kuciji *kucyję̇ *kucaja

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ку́цы (kúcy)
    • Russian: ку́цый (kúcyj)
    • Ukrainian: ку́ций (kúcyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “куцый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kucati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 79
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куц”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 165