Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ajь

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

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀjas, derived from factive verb stems Proto-Slavic *-ati + *-ъ.

    Cognate with Latvian -ājs, Lithuanian -ojas in giedótajas (“singer”) (< giedóti), darýtojas (< darýti).[1]

    Suffix

    *-ajь m

    1. Deverbal from factive verbs inflecting in *-ati. Similar in sense to -er, -ant:
      *ortajь (“peon, servant”) ← *ortati (“to struggle”)
      *xodatajь (“solicitor”) ← *xodatati (“to mediate”)
      *golšatajь (“herald, announcer”) ← *golšatati (“to utter”)

    Declension

    Declension of *-ajь (soft o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-ajь *-aja *-aji
    genitive *-aja *-aju *-ajь
    dative *-aju *-ajema *-ajemъ
    accusative *-ajь *-aja *-aję̇
    instrumental *-ajьmь, *-ajemь* *-ajema *-aji
    locative *-aji *-aju *-ajixъ
    vocative *-aju *-aja *-aji

    * -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

    Derived terms

    Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ajь
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korvajь
    Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/uroďajь

    References

    1. ^ Otrębski, Jan (1964), “Славяно-балтийское языковое единство. II. Морфологические явления”, in Вопросы языкознания, number 6, Москва: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 28
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