Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-oja

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ajāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *-o-yeh₂, from *-yeh₂. Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ayáH.

Suffix

*-oja f (masculine *-ojь)

1. ‎*děva + ‎*-oja → ‎*děvoja

Declension

Declension of *-oja (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-oja	*-oji	*-oję̇
genitive	*-oję̇	*-oju	*-ojь
dative	*-oji	*-ojama	*-ojamъ
accusative	*-ojǫ	*-oji	*-oję̇
instrumental	*-ojejǫ, *-ojǫ**	*-ojama	*-ojami
locative	*-oji	*-oju	*-ojasъ, *-ojaxъ*
vocative	*-oje	*-oji	*-oję̇

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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

Category Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-oja not found

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *-оꙗ (*-oja)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: -oja
  • Old Polish: -oja
    • Polish: -oja