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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьrkati

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Expressive derivative of *dьràti (“to tear, to flay”) +‎ *-kati.

Verb

*dьrkàti impf (perfective *dьrknǫti)[1]

  1. to pluck, to pull
  2. to jerk, to shake, to hustle
  3. (onomatopoeic) to tang, to clatter

Conjugation

  • *dьrpati (“to pluck, to pull”)
  • *dьrgati (“to rub, to scrub”)
  • *dьrsati (“to draw, to jerk”)
  • *dьrliti (“to quarrel, to scold”)

Derived terms

  • *dьrkačь (“corncrake”)
  • *dьrča (“hunger, famine”) (regional)
  • *dьrčati (“to buzz, to hum”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: де́ркати (dérkaty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: drkati
    • Slovak: drkať (dialectal)

Further reading

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “dȓkati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*dь̋rkati”
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