Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brězgati

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 1

Possibly a dialectal variation of *brьzgati, attested only in East Slavic. Perhaps, reflects the inchoative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (“to rot, to stink”) + *-skati. Could be akin to Proto-Germanic *brēkijaną (“to stink”), Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“flatulate”).

Verb

*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

1. to disdain, to deflate
2. to taste bitter/sour

   → (by extension) to be disgusted

Alternative forms

• *brьzgati (0-grade)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *brězgati, *brězga, *brězgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*brězganьje	*brězgati	*brězgatъ	*brězgalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*brězganъ	*brězgajemъ
Active	*brězgavъ	*brězgaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brězgaxъ	*brězga	*brězga	*brězgajǫ	*brězgaješi	*brězgajetь
Dual	*brězgaxově	*brězgasta	*brězgaste	*brězgajevě	*brězgajeta	*brězgajete
Plural	*brězgaxomъ	*brězgaste	*brězgašę	*brězgajemъ	*brězgajete	*brězgajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brězgaaxъ	*brězgaaše	*brězgaaše	—	*brězgaji	*brězgaji
Dual	*brězgaaxově	*brězgaašeta	*brězgaašete	*brězgajivě	*brězgajita	—
Plural	*brězgaaxomъ	*brězgaašete	*brězgaaxǫ	*brězgajimъ	*brězgajite	—

Related terms

• *braga (“pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must”) (possibly)
• *brězgъ (“tar taste”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: брѣзгати (brězgati)
  • Russian: брезга́ть (brezgátʹ)
  • Ukrainian: бре́згати (brézhaty)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брезга́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18

Etymology 2

Derived from *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”) +‎ *-ati. Probably related to Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam”) (in the case of Slavic - metathesized).

Verb

*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

1. to glimmer, to flare

   Synonym: *blьščati

Conjugation

Conjugation of *brězgati, *brězga, *brězgajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*brězganьje	*brězgati	*brězgatъ	*brězgalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*brězganъ	*brězgajemъ
Active	*brězgavъ	*brězgaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brězgaxъ	*brězga	*brězga	*brězgajǫ	*brězgaješi	*brězgajetь
Dual	*brězgaxově	*brězgasta	*brězgaste	*brězgajevě	*brězgajeta	*brězgajete
Plural	*brězgaxomъ	*brězgaste	*brězgašę	*brězgajemъ	*brězgajete	*brězgajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brězgaaxъ	*brězgaaše	*brězgaaše	—	*brězgaji	*brězgaji
Dual	*brězgaaxově	*brězgaašeta	*brězgaašete	*brězgajivě	*brězgajita	—
Plural	*brězgaaxomъ	*brězgaašete	*brězgaaxǫ	*brězgajimъ	*brězgajite	—

Descendants

• West Slavic:
  • Slovak: brizgac (dialectal)

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati (sę) II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18