Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otъ

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

*-otъ m

1. Forms resultant nouns from verbs, adjectives, or nouns:

   *živъ (“alive”), *žiti (“to live”) → *životъ (“life”)

   *žьvati (“to munch, to chew”) → *životъ (“stomach, belly”)

   *sopti (“to rumble, to wheeze”) → *sopotъ (“place with echo”)

   *jьmati (“to have, to possess”) → *jьmotъ (“property”)

   *blekъ (“bleat, whine”) → *blekotъ (“poisonous herb (that causes temporary speech impediment))”)

   *pǫkъ (“crack, snap”) → *pǫkotъ (“rupture”)

2. Forms event nouns, denoting sounds or effects, from onomatopoeic or expressive stems:

   *groxati (“to thunder”) → *groxotъ (“rumble, din”)

   *trepati (“to swing, to jerk”) → *trepetъ (“trill”)

   *ękati (“to groan, to rumble”) → *ękotъ (“echo, resound”)

   *go-go! (onomatopoeia) → *gogotъ (“titter, laughter”)

   *ky-ky! (onomatopoeia) → *kykotъ (“giggle”)

   *xo-xo! (onomatopoeia) → *xoxotъ (“derisive laughter”)

Alternative forms

• *-etъ

Declension

Declension of *-otъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-otъ	*-ota	*-oti
genitive	*-ota	*-otu	*-otъ
dative	*-otu	*-otoma	*-otomъ
accusative	*-otъ	*-ota	*-oty
instrumental	*-otъmь, *-otomь*	*-otoma	*-oty
locative	*-otě	*-otu	*-otěxъ
vocative	*-ote	*-ota	*-oti

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

Related terms

• *-ota f, *-eto n
• *-otь (i-stem)
• *-ъtъ, *-ъtь; *-ьtъ, *-ьtь

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-otъ