Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zěpati

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-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (to gape, yawn). Akin to German geifen, Lithuanian žiópčioti, žiõplinti, žiopsóti and Old Norse geipa.

Verb edit

*zěpati

  1. (intransitive) to yawn?, to yell?
    Synonyms: *kričati, *zěvàti

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

verbs

Descendants edit

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: зёпать (zjópatʹ) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: зіпа́ти (zipáty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зёпать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress