Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svistati
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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
Possibly, from Proto-Indo-European *sweysd- (“to hiss”),[1] of imitative origin.
Verb edit
*svistati
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *svistati, *svista, *svisťetь (?, -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *svistanьje | *svistati | *svistatъ | *svistalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *svistanъ | *svisťemъ |
| Active | *svistavъ | *svisťę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svistaxъ | *svista | *svista | *svisťǫ | *svisťeši | *svisťetь |
| Dual | *svistaxově | *svistasta | *svistaste | *svisťevě | *svisťeta | *svisťete |
| Plural | *svistaxomъ | *svistaste | *svistašę | *svisťemъ | *svisťete | *svisťǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svistaaxъ | *svistaaše | *svistaaše | — | *svisťi | *svisťi |
| Dual | *svistaaxově | *svistaašeta | *svistaašete | *svisťivě | *svisťita | — |
| Plural | *svistaaxomъ | *svistaašete | *svistaaxǫ | *svisťimъ | *svisťite | — |
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: свистати (svistati)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*swizd-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свист”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress