Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gňiti

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰneyH- (given as *ǵʰn(e)iH- in Derksen, but the palatal *ǵ is likely a typo). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek χνίει (khníei, “(it) drizzles, (it) crumbles”) (Hesychius), Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną.

Verb[edit]

*gňìti impf[1][2][3]

  1. to rot

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *gňiti, *gňi, *gňьjetь (impf., intr., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*gňitьje *gňiti *gňitъ *gňilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive — —
Active *gňivъ *gňьję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *gňixъ *gňi *gňi *gňьjǫ *gňьješi *gňьjetь
Dual *gňixově *gňista *gňiste *gňьjevě *gňьjeta *gňьjete
Plural *gňixomъ *gňiste *gňišę *gňьjemъ *gňьjete *gňьjǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *gňьjaaxъ *gňьjaaše *gňьjaaše — *gňьji *gňьji
Dual *gňьjaaxově *gňьjaašeta *gňьjaašete *gňьjivě *gňьjita —
Plural *gňьjaaxomъ *gňьjaašete *gňьjaaxǫ *gňьjimъ *gňьjite —
Conjugation of *gňiti, *gňi, *gňьjetь (impf., intr., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*gňitьje *gňiti *gňitъ *gňilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive — —
Active *gňivъ *gňьję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *gňixъ *gňi *gňi *gňьjǫ *gňьješi *gňьjetь
Dual *gňixově *gňista *gňiste *gňьjevě *gňьjeta *gňьjete
Plural *gňixomъ *gňiste *gňišę *gňьjemъ *gňьjete *gňьjǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *gňьjaaxъ *gňьjaaše *gňьjaaše — *gňьji *gňьji
Dual *gňьjaaxově *gňьjaašeta *gňьjaašete *gňьjivě *gňьjita —
Plural *gňьjaaxomъ *gňьjaašete *gňьjaaxǫ *gňьjimъ *gňьjite —

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Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “гнить”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 195
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gniti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 176
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гнить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gņìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 169: “v. (a) ‘rot’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “gniti: gnijǫ gnijetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c rådne (SA 204, 234; PR 139)”
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “gníti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*gni̋ti, sed. *gnȋjǫ in *gnь̏jǫ”
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