Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xǫtь

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

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Noun

*xǫtь f

1. will, desire, willingness

Declension

Declension of *xǫtь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*xǫtь	*xǫti	*xǫti
genitive	*xǫti	*xǫtьju, *xǫťu*	*xǫtьjь, *xǫti*
dative	*xǫti	*xǫtьma	*xǫtьmъ
accusative	*xǫtь	*xǫti	*xǫti
instrumental	*xǫtьjǫ, *xǫťǫ*	*xǫtьma	*xǫtьmi
locative	*xǫti	*xǫtьju, *xǫťu*	*xǫtьxъ
vocative	*xǫti	*xǫti	*xǫti

^* 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).

Related terms

• *xotěti (“to want, to wish”)
• *poxotь (“lust”)

Descendants

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: chut
    • Czech: chuť
  • Kashubian: chãc
  • Polish: chęć, chuć
  • Silesian: chyńć
  • Slovak: chuť