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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьtěti

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei, from essive[1] of Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian švitė́ti (“to shine, to shimmer”).

Verb

*svьtěti impf (perfective *svьnǫti)[2][3]

  1. (reflexive) to get bright

Inflection
Conjugation of *svьtěti, *svьtě, *svьtitь (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ěti
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*svьtěnьje *svьtěti *svьtětъ *svьtělъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *svьtěnъ *svьtimъ
Active *svьtěvъ *svьtę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *svьtěxъ*svьtě*svьtě *svьťǫ*svьtiši*svьtitь
Dual *svьtěxově*svьtěsta*svьtěste *svьtivě*svьtita*svьtite
Plural *svьtěxomъ*svьtěste*svьtěšę *svьtimъ*svьtite*svьtętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *svьtěaxъ*svьtěaše*svьtěaše —*svьti*svьti
Dual *svьtěaxově*svьtěašeta*svьtěašete *svьtivě*svьtita—
Plural *svьtěaxomъ*svьtěašete*svьtěaxǫ *svьtimъ*svьtite—

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: свьтѣти (svĭtěti)
      Glagolitic script: ⱄⰲⱐⱅⱑⱅⰹ (svĭtěti)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑ṷei̭t-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 340
  2. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 478: “v. (c) ‘shine’”
  3. Olander, Thomas (2001), “svьtěti (sę): svьtjǫ svьtitь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c lyse (PR 139)”
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