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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščьbьtati

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 *ščьbьtъ + *-ati. Ultimately, according to Vasmer, of onomatopoeic provenance.

Verb

*ščьbьtati

  1. to chirp, to twitter

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: щьбьтати (ščĭbĭtati)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: щьбьтати (štĭbĭtati)
      Glagolitic: ⱋⱐⰱⱐⱅⰰⱅⰺ (štĭbĭtati)
    • Slovene: ščǝbǝtáti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: štěbetat
    • Polish: szczebiotać
    • Slovak: štеbоtаť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: šćebotać
      • Lower Sorbian: šćabotaś

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