Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/opsa
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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
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *apsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)osp-eh₂, from *(H)osp-. Cognates include Lithuanian ẽpušė, Latvian apse, Old Prussian abse and Proto-Germanic *aspō.
Noun
*opsa f[1]
Declension
Declension of *opsa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *opsa | *opsě | *opsy |
| genitive | *opsy | *opsu | *opsъ |
| dative | *opsě | *opsama | *opsamъ |
| accusative | *opsǫ | *opsě | *opsy |
| instrumental | *opsojǫ, *opsǫ** | *opsama | *opsami |
| locative | *opsě | *opsu | *opsasъ, *opsaxъ* |
| vocative | *opso | *opsě | *opsy |
* -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).
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Descendants
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References
- ^ Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*opsa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 93