Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/osъpa
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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
From *osuti (“to secrete, to pour”) + *-a.
Noun
*osъpa f
Declension
Declension of *osъpa (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *osъpa | *osъpě | *osъpy |
| genitive | *osъpy | *osъpu | *osъpъ |
| dative | *osъpě | *osъpama | *osъpamъ |
| accusative | *osъpǫ | *osъpě | *osъpy |
| instrumental | *osъpojǫ, *osъpǫ** | *osъpama | *osъpami |
| locative | *osъpě | *osъpu | *osъpasъ, *osъpaxъ* |
| vocative | *osъpo | *osъpě | *osъpy |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о́спа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “оспа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 944