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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kositi

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

Reflects Proto-Indo-European *koséyeti from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (to castrate)/*kes- (to scratch, to comb). Equivalent to *kosъ (skew, slanted) + *-iti. Possibly akin to Latin careō (to lack, to be separated), Latin castrō (to castrate, to prune).

Verb

*kosìti impf

  1. to mow, to reap
  2. to cut short, to shorten
  3. to curve, to slant, to fold, to prepare for mowing
    (by abstraction) → to regret, to repent

Inflection

  • *kosъ (skew, slanted)
  • *xudъ (weak, meager)
  • *kosa (scythe)
  • *kosica (scalpel, small chisel)
  • *kostrьcь (perch (Perca fluviatilis))
  • *kostьřava (meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis))
  • *kosturъ (blade, knife without handle)

Derived terms

  • *kositьba (mowing)
  • *kosьba (mowing)
  • *kosišče (mowing, haymaking)
  • *kosivo (mowed grass, result of mowing)
  • *kosidlo (sheaf ready for mowing)
  • *kosačь (mower (agent))
  • *kosьcь (mower (agent/tool))
  • *kosařь (mower (agent))

Descendants

Further reading

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