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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěniti

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 *cěna +‎ *-iti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *koin-. Cognate with Latvian cìenît (“to respect”), Lithuanian káininti (“to price, value”).

Verb

*cěnìti [1][2]

  1. to evaluate, value

Inflection
Conjugation of *cěniti (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*cěňenьje *cěniti *cěnitъ *cěnilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *cěňenъ *cěnimъ
Active *cěňь *cěnę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *cěnixъ*cěni*cěni *cěňǫ*cěniši*cěnitь
Dual *cěnixově*cěnista*cěniste *cěnivě*cěnita*cěnite
Plural *cěnixomъ*cěniste*cěnišę *cěnimъ*cěnite*cěnętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *cěňaaxъ*cěňaaše*cěňaaše —*cěni*cěni
Dual *cěňaaxově*cěňaašeta*cěňaašete *cěnivě*cěnita—
Plural *cěňaaxomъ*cěňaašete*cěňaaxǫ *cěnimъ*cěnite—
    Notes:
  • (*)*cěnivъ is later doublet of past active participle

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: цаніць (canicʹ)
    • Russian: цени́ть (cenítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: цінити (cinyty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*cěnìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75: “v. ‘evaluate, value’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “cěniti”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “(MP 27)”
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