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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-oda

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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

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Etymology

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Perhaps continuing Proto-Balto-Slavic *-adāˀ. Rare suffix with unclear functions. Possibly related with Ancient Greek -άδος (-ádos) in genitive case of feminine nouns, see Παλλάς (Pallás), δορκᾰ́ς (dorkás).

Suffix

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*-oda f[1]

  1. Forming names of the plants
    *aga (berry)*àgoda (berry)
    *albʰós (white)*olboda (goosefoot)
  2. Forming abstract nouns
    *svobъ (one's own)*svobodà (freedom)
    *laga (something arranged)*lagoda (carelessness, pleasure)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2014) “2.11.37 *-oda < *-adā”, in Slavic Nominal Word-formation: Proto-Indo-European Origins and Historical Development (Empirie und Theorie der Sprachwissenschaft; 3), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, page 153

Further reading

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  • Rau, Jeremy (2004) “The Derivational history of the Greek stems in -άδ-”, in Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, volume 64, pages 137-173