Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krętati

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

Main interpretations:

Verb edit

*krętàti impf (perfective *kręnǫ̀ti)[1][2]

  1. (intransitive) to move, to change position
  2. (intransitive) to curl, to wind

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References edit

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “krętjǫ krętjetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 210)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “kretati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *kręta̋ti

Further reading edit

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*krętati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 145
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кря́тать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кретам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 2