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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
Declension
| 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 |
| 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: kuc
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