Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ošь

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

From *-oxъ +‎ *-ь.

Suffix

*-ošь m or f[1][2]

Forming attributive deadjectival nouns
*bě̃lъ (“white”) → *bělošь (“someone or something white”)
*dь̀lgъ (“long”) → *dь̀lgošь (“someone or something long”)
Forming male hypocoristic given names
*kvě̑tъ (“flower”) → *Květošь
*bagy (“wetland”) → *Bagošь
Forming female (hypocoristic) given names
*moky (“wet place”) → *Mokošь (theonym)

Declension

Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-ošь	*-oši	-ošьje, -oše^*
Accusative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
Genitive	*-oši	-ošьju, -ošu^*	-ošьjь, -oši^*
Locative	*-oši	-ošьju, -ošu^*	*-ošьxъ
Dative	*-oši	*-ošьma	*-ošьmъ
Instrumental	*-ošьmь	*-ošьma	*-ošьmi
Vocative	*-oši	*-oši	-ošьje, -oše^*

^* 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).

Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
Accusative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
Genitive	*-oši	-ošьju, -ošu^*	-ošьjь, -oši^*
Locative	*-oši	-ošьju, -ošu^*	*-ošьxъ
Dative	*-oši	*-ošьma	*-ošьmъ
Instrumental	-ošьjǫ, -ošǫ^*	*-ošьma	*-ošьmi
Vocative	*-oši	*-oši	*-oši

^* 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 *-ošь

References

Matasović, Ranko (2014), “2.5.2 *-ošь < *-aši”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 52
Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ošь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 78

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2014), “2.5.2 *-ošь < *-aši”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 52

[2] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ošь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 78