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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brězgati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
Possibly a dialectal variation of *brьzgati, attested only in East Slavic. Perhaps, reflects the inchoative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (“to rot, to stink”) + *-skati. Could be akin to Proto-Germanic *brēkijaną (“to stink”), Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“flatulate”).
Verb
*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)
- to disdain, to deflate
- to taste bitter/sour
- → (by extension) to be disgusted
Alternative forms
- *brьzgati (0-grade)
Conjugation
Conjugation of *brězgati, *brězga, *brězgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *brězganьje | *brězgati | *brězgatъ | *brězgalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *brězganъ | *brězgajemъ |
| Active | *brězgavъ | *brězgaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brězgaxъ | *brězga | *brězga | *brězgajǫ | *brězgaješi | *brězgajetь |
| Dual | *brězgaxově | *brězgasta | *brězgaste | *brězgajevě | *brězgajeta | *brězgajete |
| Plural | *brězgaxomъ | *brězgaste | *brězgašę | *brězgajemъ | *brězgajete | *brězgajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brězgaaxъ | *brězgaaše | *brězgaaše | — | *brězgaji | *brězgaji |
| Dual | *brězgaaxově | *brězgaašeta | *brězgaašete | *brězgajivě | *brězgajita | — |
| Plural | *brězgaaxomъ | *brězgaašete | *brězgaaxǫ | *brězgajimъ | *brězgajite | — |
Related terms
- *braga (“pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must”) (possibly)
- *brězgъ (“tar taste”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: брѣзгати (brězgati)
- Russian: брезга́ть (brezgátʹ)
- Ukrainian: бре́згати (brézhaty)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “брезга́ть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18
Etymology 2
Derived from *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”) + *-ati. Probably related to Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam”) (in the case of Slavic - metathesized).
Verb
*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)
- to glimmer, to flare
- Synonym: *blьščati
Conjugation
Conjugation of *brězgati, *brězga, *brězgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *brězganьje | *brězgati | *brězgatъ | *brězgalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *brězganъ | *brězgajemъ |
| Active | *brězgavъ | *brězgaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brězgaxъ | *brězga | *brězga | *brězgajǫ | *brězgaješi | *brězgajetь |
| Dual | *brězgaxově | *brězgasta | *brězgaste | *brězgajevě | *brězgajeta | *brězgajete |
| Plural | *brězgaxomъ | *brězgaste | *brězgašę | *brězgajemъ | *brězgajete | *brězgajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brězgaaxъ | *brězgaaše | *brězgaaše | — | *brězgaji | *brězgaji |
| Dual | *brězgaaxově | *brězgaašeta | *brězgaašete | *brězgajivě | *brězgajita | — |
| Plural | *brězgaaxomъ | *brězgaašete | *brězgaaxǫ | *brězgajimъ | *brězgajite | — |
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Slovak: brizgac (dialectal)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati (sę) II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18