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

Deverbal from *sъposobiti.

Noun

*sъposobъ m

1. way, manner, means

Declension

Declension of *sъposobъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъposobъ	*sъposoba	*sъposobi
genitive	*sъposoba	*sъposobu	*sъposobъ
dative	*sъposobu	*sъposoboma	*sъposobomъ
accusative	*sъposobъ	*sъposoba	*sъposoby
instrumental	*sъposobъmь, *sъposobomь*	*sъposoboma	*sъposoby
locative	*sъposobě	*sъposobu	*sъposoběxъ
vocative	*sъposobe	*sъposoba	*sъposobi

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

Descendants

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

    Cyrillic script: спосо̀ба f

    Latin script: sposòba f

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: zpósob, spósob
    • Czech: způsob
      • → Silesian: spusōb
  • Old Polish: sposób
    • Polish: sposób
    • Silesian: sposōb
  • Slovak: spôsob
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: spòsób
    • Slovincian: spôsób

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спо́соб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “спосіб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (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), volumes 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), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 367