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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nyřati

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

  • *nirati
  • *nyrati

Etymology

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian nérti (to dive), also nãras (hole, lair), narà (hole, lair) (both dialectal).

Verb

*nyřati impf

  1. to immerse oneself? to dive?

Inflection

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: нꙑрати (nyrati, to immerse oneself), 1sg. нꙑрѭ (nyrjǫ), нꙑраѭ (nyrajǫ); нꙑрꙗти (nyrjati, to immerse oneself), 1sg. нꙑрꙗѭ (nyrjajǫ)
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: ныра́ць (nyrácʹ)
    • Middle Russian: нырꙗти (nyrjati) (14th century)
    • Ukrainian: ниря́ти (nyrjáty, to dive)

References

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