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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nerti
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nerˀtei.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian nérti (“to dive”)
Verb
*nerti impf[1]
- to dive
Conjugation
Conjugation of *nerti, *ner, *nьretь (impf., -C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *nьrtьje | *nerti | *nertъ | *nьrlъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *nьrtъ | *nьromъ |
| Active | *nьrъ | *nьry |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *nerxъ | *ner | *ner | *nьrǫ | *nьreši | *nьretь |
| Dual | *nerxově | *nersta | *nerste | *nьrevě | *nьreta | *nьrete |
| Plural | *nerxomъ | *nerste | *neršę | *nьremъ | *nьrete | *nьrǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *nьrěaxъ | *nьrěaše | *nьrěaše | — | *nьri | *nьri |
| Dual | *nьrěaxově | *nьrěašeta | *nьrěašete | *nьrěvě | *nьrěta | — |
| Plural | *nьrěaxomъ | *nьrěašete | *nьrěaxǫ | *nьrěmъ | *nьrěte | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*nьrenъ is doublet of past passive participle
Related terms
- *norà
- *noriti
- *nuriti
- *nyřati
Descendants
- Church Slavonic: нерети (nereti), нрѣти (nrěti) (Russian), нрѣти (nrěti), нреши (nreši)
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: нерети (nereti), нрѣти (nrěti)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: нерати, нерити
- Latin: nerati, neriti
- Serbo-Croatian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nerti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 13
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*nerti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 349