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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ačь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
  • Morphologically possibly from reinterpreting of some deverbal agent nouns (e.g. *kovačь ← *kovati +‎ *-čь : *kovъ +‎ *-ačь). Synchronically it is an independent suffix.
  • Semantically it's close to denominal suffix *-atъ. But in this case form **-aťь is expected, though compare *porťa : *porkъ.

Suffix

*-ačь m

  1. Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a property.
    *kolo (“wheel”) → *kolačь (“cake”)
    *bogъ (“wealth, fortune”) → *bogačь (“a wealthy man”) (compare *bogatъ (“wealthy”))
    *borda (“beard”) → *bordačь (“a bearded man”) (compare *bordatъ (“bearded”))
    *golva (“head”) → *golvačь (“one having a big head”) (compare *golvatъ)
    *rogъ (“horn”) → *rogačь (“horned animal”) (compare *rogatъ (“horned”))

Declension
Declension of *-ačь (soft o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *-ačь *-ača *-ači
Accusative *-ačь *-ača *-ačę̇
Genitive *-ača *-aču *-ačь
Locative *-ači *-aču *-ačixъ
Dative *-aču *-ačema *-ačemъ
Instrumental *-ačьmь, *-ačemь* *-ačema *-ači
Vocative *-aču *-ača *-ači
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

See also

Derived terms
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Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: -ачь (-ačĭ) (1492 year)
      • Old Belarusian: -ачь (-ačĭ)
      • Russian: -а́ч (-áč)
      • Old Ukrainian: -ачь (-ačĭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading
  • Šekli, Matej (2012), “Besedotvorni pomeni samostalniških izpeljank v praslovanščini”, in Philological Studies‎ (in Slovene), volume 10, issue 1, Skopje, Perm, Ljubljana, Zagreb, pages 115–32
  • Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974) Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume I, Wrocław: Polska Akademia Nauk, page 102f
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