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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/něgati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō, “to wash; to cleanse”), Latvian naigât (“to feel the need; to yearn for”).
Verb
*něgati impf[1]
- to pamper
Inflection
Conjugation of *něgati, *něga, *něgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *něganьje | *něgati | *něgatъ | *něgalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *něganъ | *něgajemъ |
| Active | *něgavъ | *něgaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *něgaxъ | *něga | *něga | *něgajǫ | *něgaješi | *něgajetь |
| Dual | *něgaxově | *něgasta | *něgaste | *něgajevě | *něgajeta | *něgajete |
| Plural | *něgaxomъ | *něgaste | *něgašę | *něgajemъ | *něgajete | *něgajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *něgaaxъ | *něgaaše | *něgaaše | — | *něgaji | *něgaji |
| Dual | *něgaaxově | *něgaašeta | *něgaašete | *něgajivě | *něgajita | — |
| Plural | *něgaaxomъ | *něgaašete | *něgaaxǫ | *něgajimъ | *něgajite | — |
Derived terms
- *něga
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: не́гать (négatʹ) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Latin: ńegati (dated, rare)
- Serbo-Croatian:
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*něgati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 25: (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 97