Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/něgati

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō, “to wash; to cleanse”), Latvian naigât (“to feel the need; to yearn for”).

Verb

*něgati impf

1. to pamper

Inflection

Conjugation of *něgati, *něga, *něgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*něganьje	*něgati	*něgatъ	*něgalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*něganъ	*něgajemъ
Active	*něgavъ	*něgaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*něgaxъ	*něga	*něga	*něgajǫ	*něgaješi	*něgajetь
Dual	*něgaxově	*něgasta	*něgaste	*něgajevě	*něgajeta	*něgajete
Plural	*něgaxomъ	*něgaste	*něgašę	*něgajemъ	*něgajete	*něgajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*něgaaxъ	*něgaaše	*něgaaše	—	*něgaji	*něgaji
Dual	*něgaaxově	*něgaašeta	*něgaašete	*něgajivě	*něgajita	—
Plural	*něgaaxomъ	*něgaašete	*něgaaxǫ	*něgajimъ	*něgajite	—

Derived terms

• *něga

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: не́гать (négatʹ) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Latin script: ńegati (dated, rare)