Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/osoba
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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
Univerbation of *o + *sȅbe.
Noun
*osoba f
Declension
Declension of *osoba (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *osoba | *osobě | *osoby |
| genitive | *osoby | *osobu | *osobъ |
| dative | *osobě | *osobama | *osobamъ |
| accusative | *osobǫ | *osobě | *osoby |
| instrumental | *osobojǫ, *osobǫ** | *osobama | *osobami |
| locative | *osobě | *osobu | *osobasъ, *osobaxъ* |
| vocative | *osobo | *osobě | *osoby |
* -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).
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “особа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “osoba”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “особа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 224
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “osoba”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “osoba”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN