Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kusъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Action/result noun of *kusati, *kusiti (“to probe, to taste”) + *-ъ, of Germanic origin. In Slavic languages where *ǫ > *u, the Germanic root has merged with forms of native Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (“piece, bite”).
Noun
*kusъ m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kusъ | *kusa | *kusi |
| genitive | *kusa | *kusu | *kusъ |
| dative | *kusu | *kusoma | *kusomъ |
| accusative | *kusъ | *kusa | *kusy |
| instrumental | *kusъmь, *kusomь* | *kusoma | *kusy |
| locative | *kusě | *kusu | *kusěxъ |
| vocative | *kuse | *kusa | *kusi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вкус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кусам”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 152
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “okȗs”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si