Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from *-tъ appended to o-stems *-о, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-otъ m

From adjectives/adverbs, forms action nouns
Synonyms: *-nь, *-kъ
*životъ (“life”) ← *živo (“lively”)
*jьmotъ (“property, estate”) ← **jьmo ← *jьměti (“to have”)
*xobotъ (“trunk, proboscis”) ← **xobo ← *skoba (“bracket”)
From onomatopoeic verbs, forms action nouns
Synonym: *-očь
*groxotъ (“crush, din”) ← *groxati (“to thunder, to echo”)
*blekotъ (“fool's parsley”) ← *blekati (“to mumble, to daydream”)
*trepetъ (“trill, tremble”) ← *trepati (“to swingle, to tremble”)
*gogotъ (“titter, laughter”) ← reduplicated form of *gakati (“to sniggle”) ← interjection *ga-ga!
*klokotъ (“clutter”) (along with *klokočь) ← Pre-Slavic *klokti (“to gurgle, to rill”)

Alternative forms

*-etъ (when appended to yo-stems)

Related terms

*-ota f
*-otь (i-stem)
*-ъtъ (appended to u-stems or with -o- reduced)

Declension

Declension of *-otъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-otъ	*-ota	*-oti
Accusative	*-otъ	*-ota	*-oty
Genitive	*-ota	*-otu	*-otъ
Locative	*-otě	*-otu	*-otěxъ
Dative	*-otu	*-otoma	*-otomъ
Instrumental	-otъmь, -otomь^*	*-otoma	*-oty
Vocative	*-ote	*-ota	*-oti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

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References

J. Halla-aho (2006): "Nouns in */-t-o-/" in Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology, University of Helsenki, p. 66