Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/muditi

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

Possibly related to Lithuanian maũsti (“to pine for, to languish”), maudúoti (“to be bored”).

Verb

*mudìti impf

1. (intransitive) to delay, to linger, to dally
2. (reflexive) to perform (something) slowly

Inflection

Conjugation of *muditi, *mudi, *muditь (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*muďenьje	*muditi	*muditъ	*mudilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*muďenъ	*mudimъ
Active	*muďь	*mudę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mudixъ	*mudi	*mudi	*muďǫ	*mudiši	*muditь
Dual	*mudixově	*mudista	*mudiste	*mudivě	*mudita	*mudite
Plural	*mudixomъ	*mudiste	*mudišę	*mudimъ	*mudite	*mudętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*muďaaxъ	*muďaaše	*muďaaše	—	*mudi	*mudi
Dual	*muďaaxově	*muďaašeta	*muďaašete	*mudivě	*mudita	—
Plural	*muďaaxomъ	*muďaašete	*muďaaxǫ	*mudimъ	*mudite	—

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

See also

• *(s)mǫditi (“to fade, to smolder”)

Related terms

verbs

• *muděti
• *mъděti
• *mъdьliti
• *mъdъčati

 

adjectives

• *mudьnъ
• *mъdьlь
• *mъdьlьnъ
• *mъdъkъ

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: мудить (muditʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: моудити (muditi), мѫдити (mǫditi, “to stay, linger”)

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⱆⰴⰻⱅⰻ (muditi), ⰿⱘⰴⰻⱅⰻ (mǫditi)

  • Bulgarian: му́дя се (múdja se) (dialectal)
  • Slovene: mudīti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Kashubian: mùdzëc
  • Polabian: maudait
  • Old Polish: mudzić
    • Polish: mudzić (Middle Polish, regional)

References

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*muditi (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 167
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мудить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мудя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 301
• “mausti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012