Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьlgnǫti

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welg-. Compare Lithuanian vìlgti (“to become wet”), Latvian vil̂gt (“to become wet”).

Verb

*vьlgnǫti impf

1. to become moist, damp, humid, wet

Conjugation

Conjugation of *vьlgnǫti, *vьlže, *vьlgnetь (?, -C/n-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*vьlženьje	*vьlgnǫti	*vьlgnǫtъ	*vьlglъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*vьlženъ	*vьlgnomъ
Active	*vьlgъ	*vьlgny

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vьlg(ox)ъ	*vьlže	*vьlže	*vьlgnǫ	*vьlgneši	*vьlgnetь
Dual	*vьlg(ox)ově	*vьlg(e/os)ta	*vьlg(e/os)te	*vьlgnevě	*vьlgneta	*vьlgnete
Plural	*vьlg(ox)omъ	*vьlg(e/os)te	*vьlgǫ, *vьlgošę	*vьlgnemъ	*vьlgnete	*vьlgnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vьlgněaxъ	*vьlgněaše	*vьlgněaše	—	*vьlgni	*vьlgni
Dual	*vьlgněaxově	*vьlgněašeta	*vьlgněašete	*vьlgněvě	*vьlgněta	—
Plural	*vьlgněaxomъ	*vьlgněašete	*vьlgněaxǫ	*vьlgněmъ	*vьlgněte	—

Notes:
• Aorist *vьlgeste ⇒ *vьlžeste, ...

Conjugation of *vьlgnǫti, *vьlgnǫ, *vьlgnetь (?, -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*vьlgnovenьje	*vьlgnǫti	*vьlgnǫtъ	*vьlgnǫlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*vьlgnovenъ	*vьlgnomъ
Active	*vьlgnǫvъ	*vьlgny

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vьlgnǫxъ	*vьlgnǫ	*vьlgnǫ	*vьlgnǫ	*vьlgneši	*vьlgnetь
Dual	*vьlgnǫxově	*vьlgnǫsta	*vьlgnǫste	*vьlgnevě	*vьlgneta	*vьlgnete
Plural	*vьlgnǫxomъ	*vьlgnǫste	*vьlgnǫšę	*vьlgnemъ	*vьlgnete	*vьlgnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*vьlgněaxъ	*vьlgněaše	*vьlgněaše	—	*vьlgni	*vьlgni
Dual	*vьlgněaxově	*vьlgněašeta	*vьlgněašete	*vьlgněvě	*vьlgněta	—
Plural	*vьlgněaxomъ	*vьlgněašete	*vьlgněaxǫ	*vьlgněmъ	*vьlgněte	—

See also

• *moknǫti, *mokiti
• *jьvьlga

Related terms

• *volga
• *vьlgъkъ

Derived terms

• *navьlgnǫti
• *obьlgnǫti
• *otъvьlgnǫti

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: во́лгнуть (vólgnutʹ) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Macedonian: влажни (vlažni)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    • Cyrillic script: вугнути
    • Latin script: vugnuti
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: vlhnúti
    • Czech: vlhnout
  • Polish: wilgnąć
  • Slovak: vlhnúť

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “влага”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 156