Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-otь

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

I-stem counter-part of *-otъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis appended to o-stems. Parallel to *-ъtь.

Suffix

*-otь m or f

1. From basic roots, forms derivative nouns

   *pьrxotь f (“dandruff”) ← *pьrxъ (“powder”)

   *golotь m (“frost”) ← *golъ (“naked, bare”)

Related terms

• *-otъ m, *-ota f
• *-ъtь (appended to u-stems)

Declension

For masculine declension:

Declension of *-otь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-otь	*-oti	*-otьje, *-oťe*
genitive	*-oti	*-otьju, *-oťu*	*-otьjь, *-oti*
dative	*-oti	*-otьma	*-otьmъ
accusative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
instrumental	*-otьmь	*-otьma	*-otьmi
locative	*-oti	*-otьju, *-oťu*	*-otьxъ
vocative	*-oti	*-oti	*-otьje, *-oťe*

^* 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).

For feminine declension:

Declension of *-otь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
genitive	*-oti	*-otьju, *-oťu*	*-otьjь, *-oti*
dative	*-oti	*-otьma	*-otьmъ
accusative	*-otь	*-oti	*-oti
instrumental	*-otьjǫ, *-oťǫ*	*-otьma	*-otьmi
locative	*-oti	*-otьju, *-oťu*	*-otьxъ
vocative	*-oti	*-oti	*-oti

^* 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

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-otь

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*golotь/*golъtь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 214