Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫpiti

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫpiti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Probably related to *sǫpъ (“vulture”).

Verb

*sǫpiti

1. to scowl, to sulk

Inflection

Conjugation of *sǫpiti, *sǫpi, *sǫpitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

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

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sǫpľenьje	*sǫpiti	*sǫpitъ	*sǫpilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sǫpľenъ	*sǫpimъ
Active	*sǫpľь	*sǫpę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sǫpixъ	*sǫpi	*sǫpi	*sǫpľǫ	*sǫpiši	*sǫpitь
Dual	*sǫpixově	*sǫpista	*sǫpiste	*sǫpivě	*sǫpita	*sǫpite
Plural	*sǫpixomъ	*sǫpiste	*sǫpišę	*sǫpimъ	*sǫpite	*sǫpętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sǫpľaaxъ	*sǫpľaaše	*sǫpľaaše	—	*sǫpi	*sǫpi
Dual	*sǫpľaaxově	*sǫpľaašeta	*sǫpľaašete	*sǫpivě	*sǫpita	—
Plural	*sǫpľaaxomъ	*sǫpľaašete	*sǫpľaaxǫ	*sǫpimъ	*sǫpite	—

Notes:
• (*)*sǫpivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: су́піць (súpicʹ)
  • Russian: су́пить (súpitʹ)
  • Ukrainian: су́пити (súpyty)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: *соупити (*supiti)
    • ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: соупьливъ (supĭlivŭ, “sulky”)
  • Bulgarian: цу́пя се (cúpja se)
• West Slavic
  • ⇒ Czech: posupit
  • Polish: sępić

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “насу́питься”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “супити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови: у 7 т. [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 7 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 477