From *dъxъ ( “ breath, sniff ” ) + *-nǫti , from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- . Cognate with Lithuanian dùsti ( “ to suffocate ” ) ( Eastern dialectal ) , dvė̃sti ( “ to breathe, to blow ” ) , dūsė́ti ( “ to breathe heavily ” ) , dūsúoti ( “ to breathe heavily ” ) , dū́sauti ( “ to sigh ” ) ; Latvian dust ( “ to gasp ” ) , dvèst ( “ to breathe heavily ” ) ; Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 ( dius , “ wild animal ” ) , English deer .
*dъxnǫti pf (imperfective *dyšati )[1] [2]
to breathe
to blow
Conjugation of
*dъxnǫti, *dъše, *dъxnetь (?,
-C/n- , _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm b)
Verbal noun
Infinitive
Supine
L-participle
*dъšenьje
*dъxnǫti
*dъxnǫtъ
*dъxlъ
Participles
Tense
Past
Present
Passive
*dъšenъ
*dъxnomъ
Active
*dъxъ
*dъxny
Aorist
Present
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Singular
*dъx(ox)ъ
*dъše
*dъše
*dъxnǫ
*dъxneši
*dъxnetь
Dual
*dъx(ox)ově
*dъx(e/os)ta
*dъx(e/os)te
*dъxnevě
*dъxneta
*dъxnete
Plural
*dъx(ox)omъ
*dъx(e/os)te
*dъxǫ, *dъxošę
*dъxnemъ
*dъxnete
*dъxnǫtь
Imperfect
Imperative
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Singular
*dъxněaxъ
*dъxněaše
*dъxněaše
—
*dъxni
*dъxni
Dual
*dъxněaxově
*dъxněašeta
*dъxněašete
*dъxněvě
*dъxněta
—
Plural
*dъxněaxomъ
*dъxněašete
*dъxněaxǫ
*dъxněmъ
*dъxněte
—
Conjugation of
*dъxnǫti, *dъxnǫ, *dъxnetь (?,
-n- , s-aorist, accent paradigm b)
Verbal noun
Infinitive
Supine
L-participle
*dъxnovenьje
*dъxnǫti
*dъxnǫtъ
*dъxnǫlъ
Participles
Tense
Past
Present
Passive
*dъxnovenъ
*dъxnomъ
Active
*dъxnǫvъ
*dъxny
Aorist
Present
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Singular
*dъxnǫxъ
*dъxnǫ
*dъxnǫ
*dъxnǫ
*dъxneši
*dъxnetь
Dual
*dъxnǫxově
*dъxnǫsta
*dъxnǫste
*dъxnevě
*dъxneta
*dъxnete
Plural
*dъxnǫxomъ
*dъxnǫste
*dъxnǫšę
*dъxnemъ
*dъxnete
*dъxnǫtь
Imperfect
Imperative
Person
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Singular
*dъxněaxъ
*dъxněaše
*dъxněaše
—
*dъxni
*dъxni
Dual
*dъxněaxově
*dъxněašeta
*dъxněašete
*dъxněvě
*dъxněta
—
Plural
*dъxněaxomъ
*dъxněašete
*dъxněaxǫ
*dъxněmъ
*dъxněte
—
East Slavic:
Old East Slavic: дъхнꙋти ( dŭxnuti )
Belarusian: до́хнуць ( dóxnucʹ , “ to croak, to die ” )
Russian: дохну́ть ( doxnútʹ , “ to breathe, to blow ” ) , до́хнуть ( dóxnutʹ , “ to croak, to die ” )
Ukrainian: дохну́ти ( doxnúty , “ to sigh ” ) , дхну́ти ( dxnúty , “ to breathe ” ) , до́хнути ( dóxnuty , “ to croak, to die ” )
South Slavic:
West Slavic:
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973 ) “дохну́ть ”, in Oleg Trubachyov , transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language ] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Trubachyov, Oleg , editor (1978 ), “*dъxnǫti ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages ] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь ), Moscow: Nauka, page 177
^ Derksen, Rick (2008 ) “*dъxnǫti ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , →ISSN , page 129 : “v. ‘breathe, blow’ ”
^ Olander, Thomas (2001 ) “dъxnǫti: dъxnǫ dъxnetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List [1] , Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 211, 260; PR 137) ”