Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ogъ

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

    Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-agas. Cognates include Lithuanian -agas, Latvian -ags.

    Additionally reflects Proto-Germanic *-ugaz in Germanic borrowings such as Proto-Slavic *xǫdogъ (handy, dextrous) from Proto-Germanic *handugaz.

    Suffix

    *-ogъ m[1]

    1. Denominal, forming attributive nouns.
      *sъvarъ (heat)*Sъvarogъ (Svarog (Slavic god of fire))
      *pirъ (fest, party)*pirogъ (type of pie)
      *batъ (club, cudgel)*batogъ (thick stick)
      *tvarь (creation)*tvarogъ (quark)
    2. Deadjectival, forming attributive nouns.
      *ostrъ (sharp)*ostrogъ (spike)
      *bьrlъ (messy, deranged)*bьrlogъ (den)
      *jьnъ (other, another)*jьnogъ (griffin)

    Synonyms

    Declension

    Declension of *-ogъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-ogъ *-oga *-odzi
    genitive *-oga *-ogu *-ogъ
    dative *-ogu *-ogoma *-ogomъ
    accusative *-ogъ *-oga *-ogy
    instrumental *-ogъmь, *-ogomь* *-ogoma *-ogy
    locative *-odzě *-ogu *-odzěxъ
    vocative *-ože *-oga *-odzi

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: -огъ (-ogŭ)
        • Belarusian: -ог (-oh)
        • Russian: -ог (-og)
        • Ukrainian: -ог (-oh)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic: -огъ (-ogŭ)
      • Bulgarian: -ог (-og)
      • Macedonian: -ог (-og)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: -ог
        Latin script: -og
      • Slovene: -og
    • West Slavic:
      • Czech: -oh
      • Polish: -og
      • Slovak: -oh
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: -oh
        • Lower Sorbian: -oh

    References

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ogъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 67