Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/suti

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-Indo-European *sowp-. Cognate with Lithuanian sùpti (“to rock, cradle”).

Verb

*suti impf

1. to pour, strew

   Synonym: *sypati

Declension

Conjugation of *suti, *su, *sъpetь (impf., -V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sutьje	*suti	*sutъ	*sulъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sutъ	*sъpomъ
Active	*suvъ	*sъpy

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*suxъ	*su	*su	*sъpǫ	*sъpeši	*sъpetь
Dual	*suxově	*susta	*suste	*sъpevě	*sъpeta	*sъpete
Plural	*suxomъ	*suste	*sušę	*sъpemъ	*sъpete	*sъpǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sъpěaxъ	*sъpěaše	*sъpěaše	—	*sъpi	*sъpi
Dual	*sъpěaxově	*sъpěašeta	*sъpěašete	*sъpěvě	*sъpěta	—
Plural	*sъpěaxomъ	*sъpěašete	*sъpěaxǫ	*sъpěmъ	*sъpěte	—

Conjugation of *suti, sъpe, *sъpetь (impf., -V/C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sutьje	*suti	*sutъ	*sulъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sutъ	*sъpomъ
Active	*suvъ	*sъpy

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	sъp(ox)ъ	sъpe	sъpe	*sъpǫ	*sъpeši	*sъpetь
Dual	sъp(ox)ově	sъp(e/os)ta	sъp(e/os)te	*sъpevě	*sъpeta	*sъpete
Plural	sъp(ox)omъ	sъp(e/os)te	sъpǫ, sъpošę	*sъpemъ	*sъpete	*sъpǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sъpěaxъ	*sъpěaše	*sъpěaše	—	*sъpi	*sъpi
Dual	*sъpěaxově	*sъpěašeta	*sъpěašete	*sъpěvě	*sъpěta	—
Plural	*sъpěaxomъ	*sъpěašete	*sъpěaxǫ	*sъpěmъ	*sъpěte	—

Related terms

• *svepiti
• *sypati
• *sъpъ

Derived terms

• *jьsuti
• *nasuti
• *orsuti
• *osuti
• *otъsuti
• *posuti
• *sъsuti

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: сути (suti)
    • ⇒ Russian: су́то (súto, adv.)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: су́тий (sútyj, adj.)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: сути (suti)

    Glagolitic script: ⱄⱆⱅⰻ (suti)

  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ра̀сӯти

    Latin script: ràsūti

  • Slovene: súti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: súti
    • Czech: sout (obsolete)
  • Old Polish: suć
    • Polish: suć (obsolete)
    • Silesian: suć
  • Slovak: suť

Further reading

• Derksen, Rick (2008) “*suti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суто”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress