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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly deverbal from unattested *xobotěti with Lithuanian kabė́ti (“to hang”) as close cognate.
Noun
*xȍbotъ m[1]
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- tail[2]
- Synonyms: *ogonъ, *xvostъ
- something thin and elongated, cone-shaped[3]
Declension
Declension of
*xȍbotъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: хоботъ (xobotŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “xobotъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 46
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “hobotnica”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
- ^ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “χobot”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 2, →ISBN, page 303
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хо́бот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “chobot”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “chobot”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 232
- Václav Machek (1968) “chobot”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 202