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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/osa
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”) (referring to the insect's woven nests).
Cognate with Lithuanian vapsvà, Old Breton guohi, Old English wæsp, Latin vespa
Declension
Declension of *osà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm b)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *osà | *òsě | *osỳ |
| Accusative | *osǫ̀ | *òsě | *osỳ |
| Genitive | *osỳ | *osù | *òsъ |
| Locative | *osě̀ | *osù | *osàsъ, *osàxъ* |
| Dative | *osě̀ | *osàma | *osàmъ |
| Instrumental | *osòjǫ, *òsǫ** | *osàma | *osàmī |
| Vocative | *oso | *òsě | *osỳ |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
** 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).
See also
Descendants
- South Slavic:
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “оса́”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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