Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nerti

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-Balto-Slavic *nerˀtei.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian nérti (“to dive”)

Verb

*nerti impf

1. to dive

Conjugation

Conjugation of *nerti, *ner, *nьretь (impf., -C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*nьrtьje	*nerti	*nertъ	*nьrlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*nьrtъ	*nьromъ
Active	*nьrъ	*nьry

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*nerxъ	*ner	*ner	*nьrǫ	*nьreši	*nьretь
Dual	*nerxově	*nersta	*nerste	*nьrevě	*nьreta	*nьrete
Plural	*nerxomъ	*nerste	*neršę	*nьremъ	*nьrete	*nьrǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*nьrěaxъ	*nьrěaše	*nьrěaše	—	*nьri	*nьri
Dual	*nьrěaxově	*nьrěašeta	*nьrěašete	*nьrěvě	*nьrěta	—
Plural	*nьrěaxomъ	*nьrěašete	*nьrěaxǫ	*nьrěmъ	*nьrěte	—

Notes:
• (*)*nьrenъ is doublet of past passive participle

Related terms

• *norà
• *noriti
• *nuriti
• *nyřati

Descendants

• Church Slavonic: нерети (nereti), нрѣти (nrěti) (Russian), нрѣти (nrěti), нреши (nreši)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: нерети (nereti), нрѣти (nrěti)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: нерати, нерити

    Latin: nerati, neriti

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nerti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 25 (*neroditi – *novotьnъ(jь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 13