Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otь

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

I-stem counter-part of *-otъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to o-stems. Parallel to *-ъtь.

Suffix

*-otь m or f

From basic roots, forms derivative nouns
*pьrxotь f (“dandruff”) ← *pьrxъ (“powder”)
*golotь m (“frost”) ← *golъ (“naked, bare”)

Related terms

*-otъ m, *-ota f
*-ъtь (appended to u-stems)

Declension

For masculine declension:

Declension of *-otь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-otь	*-oti	-otьje, -oťe^*
Accusative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
Genitive	*-oti	-otьju, -oťu^*	-otьjь, -oti^*
Locative	*-oti	-otьju, -oťu^*	*-otьxъ
Dative	*-oti	*-otьma	*-otьmъ
Instrumental	*-otьmь	*-otьma	*-otьmi
Vocative	*-oti	*-oti	-otьje, -oťe^*

^* 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).

For feminine declension:

Declension of *-otь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
Accusative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
Genitive	*-oti	-otьju, -oťu^*	-otьjь, -oti^*
Locative	*-oti	-otьju, -oťu^*	*-otьxъ
Dative	*-oti	*-otьma	*-otьmъ
Instrumental	-otьjǫ, -oťǫ^*	*-otьma	*-otьmi
Vocative	*-oti	*-oti	*-oti

^* 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

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-otь

References

Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*golotь/*golъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 214