Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/konьčiti

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 *konьcь +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*konьčiti

1. to end, to finish

Inflection

Conjugation of *konьčiti, *konьči, *konьčitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*konьčenьje	*konьčiti	*konьčitъ	*konьčilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*konьčenъ	*konьčimъ
Active	*konьčь	*konьčę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*konьčixъ	*konьči	*konьči	*konьčǫ	*konьčiši	*konьčitь
Dual	*konьčixově	*konьčista	*konьčiste	*konьčivě	*konьčita	*konьčite
Plural	*konьčixomъ	*konьčiste	*konьčišę	*konьčimъ	*konьčite	*konьčętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*konьčaaxъ	*konьčaaše	*konьčaaše	—	*konьči	*konьči
Dual	*konьčaaxově	*konьčaašeta	*konьčaašete	*konьčivě	*konьčita	—
Plural	*konьčaaxomъ	*konьčaašete	*konьčaaxǫ	*konьčimъ	*konьčite	—

Notes:
• (*)*konьčivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: ко́нчыць (kónčycʹ)
  • Russian: ко́нчить (kónčitʹ)
  • Ukrainian: кінчи́ти (kinčýty)
• South Slavic:
  • ⇒ Macedonian: ско́нчи (skónči)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: končit
  • Polish: kończyć
  • Slovak: končiť
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: kónčić
    • Lower Sorbian: kóńcyś

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*konьčiti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 7