Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kǫtъ

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

Per Derksen 2008, cognate with Lithuanian kam̃pas (“corner”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kamptas, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to curve, bend”)

Has been further compared with Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “eye's corner”) (phonetically problematic), Proto-Celtic *kantos (“edge”).

Noun

*kǫ̃tъ m

1. corner

Inflection

Declension of *kǫ̃tъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kǫ̃tъ	*kǭtà	*kǭtì
genitive	*kǭtà	*kǭtù	*kǫ̃tъ
dative	*kǭtù	*kǭtòma	*kǭtòmъ
accusative	*kǫ̃tъ	*kǭtà	*kǭtỳ
instrumental	*kǭtъ̀mь, *kǭtòmь*	*kǭtòma	*kǫ̃ty
locative	*kǭtě̀	*kǭtù	*kǫ̃těxъ
vocative	*kǫte	*kǭtà	*kǭtì

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

See also

• *kǫtati (“to conceal”)
• *kǫťa (“hut”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: кут (kut)
  • Russian: кут (kut) (dialectal)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кут (kut)
  • Ukrainian: кут (kut)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: кѫтъ (kǫtŭ)

    Glagolitic: ⰽⱘⱅⱏ (kǫtŭ)

  • Bulgarian: кът (kǎt), кънт (kǎnt) (dialectal)
  • Macedonian: кат (kat)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ку̑т

    Latin script: kȗt

  • Slovene: kọ́t (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: kút
    • Czech: kout
  • Old Polish: kąt
    • Polish: kąt
    • Silesian: kōnt
  • Old Slovak: kút
    • Slovak: kút
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: kąt
    • Slovincian: kõt

• →? Albanian: kënd