Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěniti
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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-Balto-Slavic *kainītei. Morphologically from *cěna + *-iti. Cognate with Latvian cienīt (“to respect”) (from cieņa (“respect”). The similar cena (“price”) is a Slavic borrowing), Lithuanian káininti (“to price, value”) (from kaina).
Verb edit
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *cěniti, *cěni, *cěnitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *cěňenьje | *cěniti | *cěnitъ | *cěnilъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *cěňenъ | *cěnimъ |
| Active | *cěňь | *cěnę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *cěnixъ | *cěni | *cěni | *cěňǫ | *cěniši | *cěnitь |
| Dual | *cěnixově | *cěnista | *cěniste | *cěnivě | *cěnita | *cěnite |
| Plural | *cěnixomъ | *cěniste | *cěnišę | *cěnimъ | *cěnite | *cěnętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *cěňaaxъ | *cěňaaše | *cěňaaše | — | *cěni | *cěni |
| Dual | *cěňaaxově | *cěňaašeta | *cěňaašete | *cěnivě | *cěnita | — |
| Plural | *cěňaaxomъ | *cěňaašete | *cěňaaxǫ | *cěnimъ | *cěnite | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*cěnivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
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- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*cěnìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 75: “v. ‘evaluate, value’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cěniti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “(MP 27)”