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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znьjati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰneyH- + *-ati.
Verb
*znьjati impf[1]
- to smoulder, to burn (without flames)
- Synonym: *tьlěti
Conjugation
Conjugation of *znьjati, *znьja, *znьjetь (impf., intr., -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *znьjanьje | *znьjati | *znьjatъ | *znьjalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | — | — |
| Active | *znьjavъ | *znьję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *znьjaxъ | *znьja | *znьja | *znьjǫ | *znьješi | *znьjetь |
| Dual | *znьjaxově | *znьjasta | *znьjaste | *znьjevě | *znьjeta | *znьjete |
| Plural | *znьjaxomъ | *znьjaste | *znьjašę | *znьjemъ | *znьjete | *znьjǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *znьjaaxъ | *znьjaaše | *znьjaaše | — | *znьji | *znьji |
| Dual | *znьjaaxově | *znьjaašeta | *znьjaašete | *znьjivě | *znьjita | — |
| Plural | *znьjaaxomъ | *znьjaašete | *znьjaaxǫ | *znьjimъ | *znьjite | — |
Conjugation of *znьjati, *znьja, *znьjajetь (impf., intr., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *znьjanьje | *znьjati | *znьjatъ | *znьjalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | — | — |
| Active | *znьjavъ | *znьjaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *znьjaxъ | *znьja | *znьja | *znьjajǫ | *znьjaješi | *znьjajetь |
| Dual | *znьjaxově | *znьjasta | *znьjaste | *znьjajevě | *znьjajeta | *znьjajete |
| Plural | *znьjaxomъ | *znьjaste | *znьjašę | *znьjajemъ | *znьjajete | *znьjajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *znьjaaxъ | *znьjaaše | *znьjaaše | — | *znьjaji | *znьjaji |
| Dual | *znьjaaxově | *znьjaašeta | *znьjaašete | *znьjajivě | *znьjajita | — |
| Plural | *znьjaaxomъ | *znьjaašete | *znьjaaxǫ | *znьjajimъ | *znьjajite | — |
Derived terms
- *znojь (“scorching heat”)
Related terms
- *gňiti (“to rot”)
Derived terms
- East Slavic:
- Russian: зния́ть (znijátʹ, “to smoulder”) (Tver, Pskov); зне́ять (znéjatʹ, “to smoulder”), зне́ть (znétʹ, “to shine, to scorch”) (Arkhangelsk)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: zňat, zněť (“to shine, burn”) (dialectal)
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*znьjati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546: “v. ‘smoulder, burn’”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “знеть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress