Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ošь

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

From *-oxъ +‎ *-ь.

Suffix

*-ošь m or f

1. Forming attributive deadjectival nouns

   *bě̃lъ (“white”) → *bělošь (“someone or something white”)

   *dь̀lgъ (“long”) → *dь̀lgošь (“someone or something long”)

2. Forming male hypocoristic given names

   *kvě̑tъ (“flower”) → *Květošь

   *bagy (“wetland”) → *Bagošь

3. Forming female (hypocoristic) given names

   *moky (“wet place”) → *Mokošь (theonym)

Declension

Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-ošьje, *-oše*
genitive	*-oši	*-ošьju, *-ošu*	*-ošьjь, *-oši*
dative	*-oši	*-ošьma	*-ošьmъ
accusative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
instrumental	*-ošьmь	*-ošьma	*-ošьmi
locative	*-oši	*-ošьju, *-ošu*	*-ošьxъ
vocative	*-oši	*-oši	*-ošьje, *-oše*

^* 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).

Declension of *-ošь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
genitive	*-oši	*-ošьju, *-ošu*	*-ošьjь, *-oši*
dative	*-oši	*-ošьma	*-ošьmъ
accusative	*-ošь	*-oši	*-oši
instrumental	*-ošьjǫ, *-ošǫ*	*-ošьma	*-ošьmi
locative	*-oši	*-ošьju, *-ošu*	*-ošьxъ
vocative	*-oši	*-oši	*-oši

^* 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 *-ošь