Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kusъ

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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

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

  1. probe, trial
    Synonym: *opytъ
  2. (by abstraction) taste, savour

Declension

Declension of *kusъ (hard o-stem)
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