Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blьknǫti
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *blěknǫti (per ESSJa)
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Common theories include:
- Related to Lithuanian blùkti (“to weaken”) and, possibly, Latin flaccus (“flaccid”).
- Related to Lithuanian nubliẽkti (“to fade”).
The descended terms have also been proposed to be borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną (“to bleach”),[1][2] supported by the terms' relatively late attestations.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
[edit]*blьknǫti[3]
- to fade
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of *blьknǫti, *blьknǫ, *blьknetь (impf., -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *blьknovenьje | *blьknǫti | *blьknǫtъ | *blьknǫlъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *blьknovenъ | *blьknomъ |
| Active | *blьknǫvъ | *blьkny |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *blьknǫxъ | *blьknǫ | *blьknǫ | *blьknǫ | *blьkneši | *blьknetь |
| Dual | *blьknǫxově | *blьknǫsta | *blьknǫste | *blьknevě | *blьkneta | *blьknete |
| Plural | *blьknǫxomъ | *blьknǫste | *blьknǫšę | *blьknemъ | *blьknete | *blьknǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *blьkněaxъ | *blьkněaše | *blьkněaše | — | *blьkni | *blьkni |
| Dual | *blьkněaxově | *blьkněašeta | *blьkněašete | *blьkněvě | *blьkněta | — |
| Plural | *blьkněaxomъ | *blьkněašete | *blьkněaxǫ | *blьkněmъ | *blьkněte | — |
Descendants
[edit]- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “блёкнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blěknǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 112
References
[edit]- ^ blaknąć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “blaknąć”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*blьknǫti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48: “v. ‘fade’”