Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orstiti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *orstъ (“growth”) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*orstiti

(transitive) to grow (to cause or allow to become bigger)

Inflection

Conjugation of *orstiti, *orsti, *orstitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*orsťenьje	*orstiti	*orstitъ	*orstilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*orsťenъ	*orstimъ
Active	*orsťь	*orstę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*orstixъ	*orsti	*orsti	*orsťǫ	*orstiši	*orstitь
Dual	*orstixově	*orstista	*orstiste	*orstivě	*orstita	*orstite
Plural	*orstixomъ	*orstiste	*orstišę	*orstimъ	*orstite	*orstętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*orsťaaxъ	*orsťaaše	*orsťaaše	—	*orsti	*orsti
Dual	*orsťaaxově	*orsťaašeta	*orsťaašete	*orstivě	*orstita	—
Plural	*orsťaaxomъ	*orsťaašete	*orsťaaxǫ	*orstimъ	*orstite	—

(*)*orstivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Related terms

adjectives

*orstlъ
*samoorstlъ

nouns

*orstežь
*orsťa
*vъzorstь

verb

*orsti

Descendants

East Slavic
- Belarusian: расці́ць (rascícʹ)
- Russian: расти́ть (rastítʹ)
- Ukrainian: рости́ти (rostýty)
South Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic: растити (rastiti)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: растити
  Latin: rastiti
- Slovene: растити (obsolete)
West Slavic
- Czech: rostiti (rare)
- Old Polish: rościć się (“to multiply, proliferate”)
  - Polish: rościć (“to arrogate”)