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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьvati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European *ǵiewH-. Cognates with Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“to eat”).

Verb

*žьvàti [1][2]

  1. to chew

Inflection
Conjugation of *žьvati (?, -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*žьvanьje *žьvati *žьvatъ *žьvalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *žьvanъ *žujemъ
Active *žьvavъ *žuję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *žьvaxъ*žьva*žьva *žujǫ*žuješi*žujetь
Dual *žьvaxově*žьvasta*žьvaste *žujevě*žujeta*žujete
Plural *žьvaxomъ*žьvaste*žьvašę *žujemъ*žujete*žujǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *žьvaaxъ*žьvaaše*žьvaaše —*žuji*žuji
Dual *žьvaaxově*žьvaašeta*žьvaašete *žujivě*žujita—
Plural *žьvaaxomъ*žьvaašete*žьvaaxǫ *žujimъ*žujite—

Descendants
  • Church Slavonic: жьвати (žĭvati) (Serbian, Russian)
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: жаваць (žavacʹ)
    • Russian: жева́ть (ževátʹ)
    • Ukrainian: жувати (žuvaty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: žváti
    • Polabian: zåvat
    • Old Polish: żwać
    • Slovak: žuť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: žwać
      • Lower Sorbian: žuś

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žьvàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567: “v. (c) ‘chew’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “žьvati: žujǫ žujetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c tygge (SA 204, 207, 236, 238; PR 139)”
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