Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kucъ

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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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Of expressive origin (given that *-c- did not trigger softening of the ending), commonly compared with Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (short, chopped) (per Georgiev, Vasmer) and Proto-Slavic *kukati (to cuckoo) (per Trubachev). Vasmer distinguishes the meaning lame, crippled (in South Slavic) from tailless (in East, West Slavic), however, Georgiev connects them.

Adjective

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*kȗcъ

  1. tailless (in East, West Slavic)
  2. lame, crippled (in South Slavic)
    Synonym: *xromъ

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ку́цы (kúcy)
    • Russian: ку́цый (kúcyj)
    • Ukrainian: ку́ций (kúcyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “куцый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kucati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 79
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куц”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 165