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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kosatъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Formed as *kosa (“hair/scythe”) + *-atъ.
Adjective
*kosàtъ
- hairy
- Synonym: *kosmatъ
- having pigtail
- having sharp appendages
Declension
Indefinite declension of *kosatъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kosatъ | *kosata | *kosato |
| Accusative | *kosatъ | *kosatǫ | *kosato |
| Genitive | *kosata | *kosaty | *kosata |
| Locative | *kosatě | *kosatě | *kosatě |
| Dative | *kosatu | *kosatě | *kosatu |
| Instrumental | *kosatomь | *kosatojǫ | *kosatomь |
| Vocative | *kosate | *kosato | *kosato |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kosata | *kosatě | *kosatě |
| Accusative | *kosata | *kosatě | *kosatě |
| Genitive | *kosatu | *kosatu | *kosatu |
| Locative | *kosatu | *kosatu | *kosatu |
| Dative | *kosatoma | *kosatama | *kosatoma |
| Instrumental | *kosatoma | *kosatama | *kosatoma |
| Vocative | *kosata | *kosatě | *kosatě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kosati | *kosaty | *kosata |
| Accusative | *kosaty | *kosaty | *kosata |
| Genitive | *kosatъ | *kosatъ | *kosatъ |
| Locative | *kosatěxъ | *kosataxъ | *kosatěxъ |
| Dative | *kosatomъ | *kosatamъ | *kosatomъ |
| Instrumental | *kosaty | *kosatami | *kosaty |
| Vocative | *kosati | *kosaty | *kosata |
Definite declension of *kosatъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kosatъjь | *kosataja | *kosatoje |
| Accusative | *kosatъjь | *kosatǫjǫ | *kosatoje |
| Genitive | *kosatajego | *kosatyję | *kosatajego |
| Locative | *kosatějemь | *kosatěji | *kosatějemь |
| Dative | *kosatujemu | *kosatěji | *kosatujemu |
| Instrumental | *kosatyjimi | *kosatǫjǫ | *kosatyjimi |
| Vocative | *kosatъjь | *kosataja | *kosatoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kosataja | *kosatěji | *kosatěji |
| Accusative | *kosataja | *kosatěji | *kosatěji |
| Genitive | *kosatuju | *kosatuju | *kosatuju |
| Locative | *kosatuju | *kosatuju | *kosatuju |
| Dative | *kosatyjima | *kosatyjima | *kosatyjima |
| Instrumental | *kosatyjima | *kosatyjima | *kosatyjima |
| Vocative | *kosataja | *kosatěji | *kosatěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kosatiji | *kosatyję | *kosataja |
| Accusative | *kosatyję | *kosatyję | *kosataja |
| Genitive | *kosatъjixъ | *kosatъjixъ | *kosatъjixъ |
| Locative | *kosatyjixъ | *kosatyjixъ | *kosatyjixъ |
| Dative | *kosatyjimъ | *kosatyjimъ | *kosatyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *kosatyjimi | *kosatyjimi | *kosatyjimi |
| Vocative | *kosatiji | *kosatyję | *kosataja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: каса́ты (kasáty)
- Russian: коса́тый (kosátyj)
- Ukrainian: коса́тий (kosátyj)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: коса́т (kosát) (dialectal)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ко̀сат
- Latin: kòsat
- West Slavic:
- Czech: kosatý (“bony”)
- Old Polish: kosaty
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: kosaty (“with sharp fins, bony”)
- Lower Sorbian: kósaty (“with sharp fins, bony”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kosatъ(jь) I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 136
Etymology 2
Fossilized deadjectival noun from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”).
Noun
*kosàtъ m
- dorsal fin (of fish, sharks, or catacea)
- → (by extension) cyprinid fish
Declension
Declension of *kosatъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kosatъ | *kosata | *kosati |
| Accusative | *kosatъ | *kosata | *kosaty |
| Genitive | *kosata | *kosatu | *kosatъ |
| Locative | *kosatě | *kosatu | *kosatěxъ |
| Dative | *kosatu | *kosatoma | *kosatomъ |
| Instrumental | *kosatъmь, *kosatomь* | *kosatoma | *kosaty |
| Vocative | *kosate | *kosata | *kosati |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *kosatъka (“orca”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: косат (“cyprinid fish”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kosatъ(jь) II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 136
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “косат”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 657