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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěpiti

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 pre-Slavic *(s)koyp- (to chop, to split) + *-éyeti. Akin to Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną (to shift).

Verb

*cěpìti impf (perfective *cěpnǫti) [1][2]

  1. to hang, to hook
  2. to cleave

Inflection

  • *cěpnǫti (to cleave)
    • *cěpnatina (cleft)
  • *cěpati (to split, to rive)
    • *cěpanica (large chisel)
  • *ščьpiti (to pinch)
  • *cěpъ (slit)
  • *cěpъka (crack, cleavage)
  • *cěpьcь (splitter (agent))
  • *cěpidlo (splitter (tool))
  • *cěpenъ (split, cracked)

Descendants

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), cěpiti: cěpjǫ cěpitь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b hænge på (PR 137)”
  2. Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1976), *cěpiti”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 03, Moscow: Nauka, page 185
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