Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьpъtati
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from *šьpъtъ. Ultimately, according to Vasmer, onomatopoeic.
Verb
[edit]*šьpъtati
- to whisper
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *šьpъtati, *šьpъta, *šьpъťetь (?, -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *šьpъtanьje | *šьpъtati | *šьpъtatъ | *šьpъtalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *šьpъtanъ | *šьpъťemъ |
| Active | *šьpъtavъ | *šьpъťę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *šьpъtaxъ | *šьpъta | *šьpъta | *šьpъťǫ | *šьpъťeši | *šьpъťetь |
| Dual | *šьpъtaxově | *šьpъtasta | *šьpъtaste | *šьpъťevě | *šьpъťeta | *šьpъťete |
| Plural | *šьpъtaxomъ | *šьpъtaste | *šьpъtašę | *šьpъťemъ | *šьpъťete | *šьpъťǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *šьpъtaaxъ | *šьpъtaaše | *šьpъtaaše | — | *šьpъťi | *šьpъťi |
| Dual | *šьpъtaaxově | *šьpъtaašeta | *šьpъtaašete | *šьpъťivě | *šьpъťita | — |
| Plural | *šьpъtaaxomъ | *šьpъtaašete | *šьpъtaaxǫ | *šьpъťimъ | *šьpъťite | — |
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: шептя (šeptja)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: šepetáti (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шептать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress