Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrbati

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

Alternative forms

*serbati, *sъrbati

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck”). Akin to Latvian strēbt, surbt and Lithuanian srė̃bti, sur̃bti.

Verb

*sьrbati

(intransitive) to slurp

Inflection

Conjugation of *sьrbati, *sьrba, *sьrbajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sьrbanьje	*sьrbati	*sьrbatъ	*sьrbalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sьrbanъ	*sьrbajemъ
Active	*sьrbavъ	*sьrbaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sьrbaxъ	*sьrba	*sьrba	*sьrbajǫ	*sьrbaješi	*sьrbajetь
Dual	*sьrbaxově	*sьrbasta	*sьrbaste	*sьrbajevě	*sьrbajeta	*sьrbajete
Plural	*sьrbaxomъ	*sьrbaste	*sьrbašę	*sьrbajemъ	*sьrbajete	*sьrbajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sьrbaaxъ	*sьrbaaše	*sьrbaaše	—	*sьrbaji	*sьrbaji
Dual	*sьrbaaxově	*sьrbaašeta	*sьrbaašete	*sьrbajivě	*sьrbajita	—
Plural	*sьrbaaxomъ	*sьrbaašete	*sьrbaaxǫ	*sьrbajimъ	*sьrbajite	—

Conjugation of *sьrbati, *sьrba, *sьrbľetь (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sьrbanьje	*sьrbati	*sьrbatъ	*sьrbalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sьrbanъ	*sьrbľemъ
Active	*sьrbavъ	*sьrbľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sьrbaxъ	*sьrba	*sьrba	*sьrbľǫ	*sьrbľeši	*sьrbľetь
Dual	*sьrbaxově	*sьrbasta	*sьrbaste	*sьrbľevě	*sьrbľeta	*sьrbľete
Plural	*sьrbaxomъ	*sьrbaste	*sьrbašę	*sьrbľemъ	*sьrbľete	*sьrbľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sьrbaaxъ	*sьrbaaše	*sьrbaaše	—	*sьrbľi	*sьrbľi
Dual	*sьrbaaxově	*sьrbaašeta	*sьrbaašete	*sьrbľivě	*sьrbľita	—
Plural	*sьrbaaxomъ	*sьrbaašete	*sьrbaaxǫ	*sьrbľimъ	*sьrbľite	—

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: серебати (serebati)
- Belarusian: сёрбаць (sjórbacʹ), сярба́ць (sjarbácʹ), серба́ць (sjerbácʹ)
- Russian: серба́ть (serbátʹ), сёрбать (sjórbatʹ), стерба́т (sterbát) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: сьо́рба́ти (sʹórbáty), серба́ти (serbáty)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: сръбати (srŭbati)
- Bulgarian: съ́рбам (sǎ́rbam)
- Macedonian: срба (srba)
- Serbo-Croatian: srȅbati
- Slovene: sŕbati, srẹ́bati (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: střěbati
  - Czech: střebat
    - Moravian (Mistřice): střebat
- Kashubian: sôrbac
- Polish: sarbać, serbać, siorbać (dialectal)
- Slovak: strebať
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: srěbać
  - Lower Sorbian: sŕebaś