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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьlčati
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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
Unclear.
- Derksen, LIV: No cognates outside of Slavic. If inherited, the root would be *melk- or *melkʷ-.
- Chernykh, Vasmer: From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂k-. Cognate with Lithuanian mùlkis (“simpleton”), Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkhá, “stupid”), Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft, gentle, serene”), Old Irish malcaid (“to rot”).
Inflection
Conjugation of *mьlčati (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ěti
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *mьlčanьje | *mьlčati | *mьlčatъ | *mьlčalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *mьlčanъ | *mьlčimъ |
| Active | *mьlčavъ | *mьlčę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *mьlčaxъ | *mьlča | *mьlča | *mьlčǫ | *mьlčiši | *mьlčitь |
| Dual | *mьlčaxově | *mьlčasta | *mьlčaste | *mьlčivě | *mьlčita | *mьlčite |
| Plural | *mьlčaxomъ | *mьlčaste | *mьlčašę | *mьlčimъ | *mьlčite | *mьlčętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *mьlčaaxъ | *mьlčaaše | *mьlčaaše | — | *mьlči | *mьlči |
| Dual | *mьlčaaxově | *mьlčaašeta | *mьlčaašete | *mьlčivě | *mьlčita | — |
| Plural | *mьlčaaxomъ | *mьlčaašete | *mьlčaaxǫ | *mьlčimъ | *mьlčite | — |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: мльчати (mlĭčati), 1sg. мльчѫ (mlĭčǫ), 2sg. мльчиши (mlĭčiši)
- Glagolitic: [Term?]
- Bulgarian: мълча́ (mǎlčá)
- Macedonian: молчи (molči)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Chakavian (Vrgada): mučȁti, 2sg. mučĩš
- Chakavian (Orbanići): mučãt, 2sg. mučĩš
- Slovene: mółčati (tonal orthography), 1sg. mołčím (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
Further reading
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “молча́ть”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, pages 540–541
- Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “молча́ть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьlčati”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 21, Moscow: Nauka, page 102
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*mьlčàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340: “v. (c) ‘be silent’”
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