Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želpati

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble, to gush forth, spring”). Akin to Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā (“spring, well”).

In Slovene, the outcome of the proto-Slavic verb (nowadays obsolete) has merged/been supplanted by the similarly sounding German borrowing žlampáti (“to gulp, to swallow noisily”) < German schlampen.

Verb

*želpati

(transitive) to gutter, to pour in

Inflection

Conjugation of *želpati, *želpa, *želpajetь (?, -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*želpanьje	*želpati	*želpatъ	*želpalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*želpanъ	*želpajemъ
Active	*želpavъ	*želpaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*želpaxъ	*želpa	*želpa	*želpajǫ	*želpaješi	*želpajetь
Dual	*želpaxově	*želpasta	*želpaste	*želpajevě	*želpajeta	*želpajete
Plural	*želpaxomъ	*želpaste	*želpašę	*želpajemъ	*želpajete	*želpajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*želpaaxъ	*želpaaše	*želpaaše	—	*želpaji	*želpaji
Dual	*želpaaxově	*želpaašeta	*želpaašete	*želpajivě	*želpajita	—
Plural	*želpaaxomъ	*želpaašete	*želpaaxǫ	*želpajimъ	*želpajite	—

Conjugation of *želpati, *želpa, *želpľetь (?, -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*želpanьje	*želpati	*želpatъ	*želpalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*želpanъ	*želpľemъ
Active	*želpavъ	*želpľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*želpaxъ	*želpa	*želpa	*želpľǫ	*želpľeši	*želpľetь
Dual	*želpaxově	*želpasta	*želpaste	*želpľevě	*želpľeta	*želpľete
Plural	*želpaxomъ	*želpaste	*želpašę	*želpľemъ	*želpľete	*želpľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*želpaaxъ	*želpaaše	*želpaaše	—	*želpľi	*želpľi
Dual	*želpaaxově	*želpaašeta	*želpaašete	*želpľivě	*želpľita	—
Plural	*želpaaxomъ	*želpaašete	*želpaaxǫ	*želpľimъ	*želpľite	—

Related terms

*šelpati (“to lash, to gush”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: жалапа́ць (žalapácʹ)
- Ukrainian: жоло́пати (žolópaty)
South Slavic
- Slovene: žlepáti (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
  - ⇒ Slovene: žloptáti, žlempáti (partially)
West Slavic
- Polish: żłopać
  - → Ukrainian: жльо́пати (žlʹópaty) (dialectal)