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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьzgati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Per Trubačev (ESSJa), likely a 0-grade variant of *brězgati. Melnychuk (in context to the Ukranian descendants) considers denominal origin from Proto-Slavic *brězgъ, *brьzgъ.
Compare also dial. Bulgarian бръ́згам (brǎ́zgam, “to spew, to leak (for mucus, pus)”) (primarily “to strew, to sprinkle” apparently from *brъzgati).
Verb
*brьzgati impf (perfective *brьzgnǫti)
- to brisk, to poign, to disdain (for taste)
- to stale (for food)
Alternative forms
- *brězgati (enlongated grade)
Conjugation
Conjugation of *brьzgati, *brьzga, *brьzgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *brьzganьje | *brьzgati | *brьzgatъ | *brьzgalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *brьzganъ | *brьzgajemъ |
| Active | *brьzgavъ | *brьzgaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brьzgaxъ | *brьzga | *brьzga | *brьzgajǫ | *brьzgaješi | *brьzgajetь |
| Dual | *brьzgaxově | *brьzgasta | *brьzgaste | *brьzgajevě | *brьzgajeta | *brьzgajete |
| Plural | *brьzgaxomъ | *brьzgaste | *brьzgašę | *brьzgajemъ | *brьzgajete | *brьzgajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *brьzgaaxъ | *brьzgaaše | *brьzgaaše | — | *brьzgaji | *brьzgaji |
| Dual | *brьzgaaxově | *brьzgaašeta | *brьzgaašete | *brьzgajivě | *brьzgajita | — |
| Plural | *brьzgaaxomъ | *brьzgaašete | *brьzgaaxǫ | *brьzgajimъ | *brьzgajite | — |
Related terms
- *braga (“pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must”) (possibly)
- *brězgъ (“tar taste”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: бре́згати (brézhaty, “to stale”), збре́зкнути (zbrézknuty, “to disdain”)
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Bulgarian: бръждя́ (brǎždjá, “to taste tarry”) (< *brьždžati)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьzgnǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 73
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “брезгань”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 251
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “бръжди (ми)²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 83