-옷-

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

See the main entry 돗〮 (-twós-).

Suffix

옷〮 (-wós-)

1. Alternative form of 돗〮 (-twós-, emotive suffix) that occurs following ᄂᆞ (-nò-), 더〮 (-té-), or 거 (-ke-).

Derived terms

• 것〮다〮 (-késtá, effective emotive declarative suffix)
• 놋〮다〮 (-nwóstá, processive emotive declarative suffix)
• 닷〮다〮 (-tástá, retrospective emotive declarative suffix)

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Korean 古叱 (*-kwos-) attested in 12th-13th century Gugyeol.

Alternative forms

ㅅ (-s-) in some environments.

Suffix

옷〮 (-wós-)

1. Optional verbal suffix that indicates that the subject is plural.
   • a. 1517, 번역노걸대하 (飜譯老乞大) [beonyeongnogeoldaeha], volume 하 (下):

     큰 혀ᇰ아 우리 도라가노소라. 네 됴히 잇거라.

     Khun hyeng=a wuli twolaka-n-wos-wo-la. ne=y tyoh-i is-ke-la.

     Big brother, we are going back. You stay healthy.

Usage notes

• The emotive suffix's variant form 옷〮 (-wós-) and the plural subject suffix 옷〮 (-wós-) may have the same form, but they are merely homophones, as their functions are distinct and they have different morphological restrictions.

Derived terms

• 노〮소〮라〮 (-nwóswólá, 1st person plural declarative suffix)
• 다〮소〮니〮 (-táswóní, retrospective 1st person plural sequential suffix)
• 소〮라〮 (-swólá, declarative 1st person plural suffix)
• ᄉᆞ〮라〮 (-sólá, plural imperative suffix)
• ᄉᆞᆫ〮다〮 (-sóntá, 2nd person plural question suffix)