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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/modliti
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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
From metathesis ld > dl, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mold-, from Proto-Indo-European *moldʰ- (“to ask, pray, speak”).
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian malda (“request”), maldýti (“pray for”).
Indo-European cognates include Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (ma-a-al-di /māldi/, “to recite, make a vow”, 3sg.pres.act.), Old Saxon meldōn (“to report, tell”), Old Armenian մաղթեմ (małtʿem).
Conjugation
Conjugation of *modliti (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *modľenьje | *modliti | *modlitъ | *modlilъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *modľenъ | *modlimъ |
| Active | *modľь | *modlę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *modlixъ | *modli | *modli | *modľǫ | *modliši | *modlitь |
| Dual | *modlixově | *modlista | *modliste | *modlivě | *modlita | *modlite |
| Plural | *modlixomъ | *modliste | *modlišę | *modlimъ | *modlite | *modlętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *modľaaxъ | *modľaaše | *modľaaše | — | *modli | *modli |
| Dual | *modľaaxově | *modľaašeta | *modľaašete | *modlivě | *modlita | — |
| Plural | *modľaaxomъ | *modľaašete | *modľaaxǫ | *modlimъ | *modlite | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*modlivъ is later doublet of past active participle
Derived terms
- *modla
- *modlitva
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: modlit
- Polish: modlić się
- Slovak: modliť sa
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: modlić
- Lower Sorbian: módliś
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “молить”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “молить”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 539
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*modlìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320: “v. ‘pray’ (b)”
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