Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьtěti
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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 *świtḗˀtei, from essive[1] of Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian švitė́ti (“to shine, to shimmer”).
Verb edit
*svьtěti impf (perfective *svьnǫti)[2][3]
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *svьtěti, *svьtě, *svьtitь (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ěti
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *svьtěnьje | *svьtěti | *svьtětъ | *svьtělъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *svьtěnъ | *svьtimъ |
| Active | *svьtěvъ | *svьtę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svьtěxъ | *svьtě | *svьtě | *svьťǫ | *svьtiši | *svьtitь |
| Dual | *svьtěxově | *svьtěsta | *svьtěste | *svьtivě | *svьtita | *svьtite |
| Plural | *svьtěxomъ | *svьtěste | *svьtěšę | *svьtimъ | *svьtite | *svьtętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svьtěaxъ | *svьtěaše | *svьtěaše | — | *svьti | *svьti |
| Dual | *svьtěaxově | *svьtěašeta | *svьtěašete | *svьtivě | *svьtita | — |
| Plural | *svьtěaxomъ | *svьtěašete | *svьtěaxǫ | *svьtimъ | *svьtite | — |
Related terms edit
- *světiti (“to lighten”)
- *svitati (“to dawn”)
- *svěťa (“candle”)
- *světьlъ (“bright”)
- *světьlina (“light, glow”)
- *svidъ (“dogwood”) (possibly)
Descendants edit
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Polish: świt
References edit
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑ṷei̭t-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 340
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 478: “v. (c) ‘shine’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “svьtěti (sę): svьtjǫ svьtitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c lyse (PR 139)”