Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъposobъ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъposobъ

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 *sъ(n)- +‎ *posobiti.

Noun

*sъposobъ m

1. way, manner, means

Declension

Declension of *sъposobъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*sъposobъ	*sъposoba	*sъposobi
Accusative	*sъposobъ	*sъposoba	*sъposoby
Genitive	*sъposoba	*sъposobu	*sъposobъ
Locative	*sъposobě	*sъposobu	*sъposoběxъ
Dative	*sъposobu	*sъposoboma	*sъposobomъ
Instrumental	*sъposobъmь, *sъposobomь*	*sъposoboma	*sъposoby
Vocative	*sъposobe	*sъposoba	*sъposobi

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

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: спо́собъ (spósob)
    • Belarusian: спо́саб (spósab)
    • Ukrainian: спо́сіб (spósib)
  • Middle Russian: спо́собъ (spósob)
    • Russian: спо́соб (spósob)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: спо́соб (spósob)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: спосо̀ба f

    Latin: sposòba f

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: zpósob
    • Czech: způsob
  • Polish: sposób
  • Slovak: spôsob

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “спо́соб”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “спосіб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови: у 7 т. [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 7 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “спо́саб”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN
• Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010), “спо́соб”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 367