Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/osь
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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
Etymology tree
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ȍsь | *ȍsi | *ȍsi |
| genitive | *osí | *osьjù, *ošu* | *osь̀jь |
| dative | *ȍsi | *osьmà | *ȍsьmъ |
| accusative | *ȍsь | *ȍsi | *ȍsi |
| instrumental | *osьjǫ́ | *osьmà | *osьmì |
| locative | *osí | *osьjù, *ošu* | *ȍsьxъ |
| vocative | *osi | *ȍsi | *ȍsi |
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Romanian: osie
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏsь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 380: “f. i (c) ‘axle, axis’”