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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kusъ
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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
Action/result noun of *kusati, *kusiti (“to probe, to taste”) + *-ъ, of Germanic origin. In Slavic languages where *ǫ > *u, the Germanic root has merged with forms of native Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (“piece, bite”).
Declension
Declension of *kusъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kusъ | *kusa | *kusi |
| Accusative | *kusъ | *kusa | *kusy |
| Genitive | *kusa | *kusu | *kusъ |
| Locative | *kusě | *kusu | *kusěxъ |
| Dative | *kusu | *kusoma | *kusomъ |
| Instrumental | *kusъmь, *kusomь* | *kusoma | *kusy |
| Vocative | *kuse | *kusa | *kusi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *jьzkusъ (“trail”)
- *vъkusъ, *okusъ (“taste, savour”)
- *zakusъka (“snack”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вкус”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кусам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 152
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “okȗs”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si
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