Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьtěti

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 *świtḗˀtei, from essive of Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian švitė́ti (“to shine, to shimmer”).

Verb

*svьtěti impf (perfective *svьnǫti)

1. (reflexive) to get bright

Inflection

Conjugation of *svьtěti, *svьtě, *svьtitь (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Suffix: *-ěti

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*svьtěnьje	*svьtěti	*svьtětъ	*svьtělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*svьtěnъ	*svьtimъ
Active	*svьtěvъ	*svьtę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*svьtěxъ	*svьtě	*svьtě	*svьťǫ	*svьtiši	*svьtitь
Dual	*svьtěxově	*svьtěsta	*svьtěste	*svьtivě	*svьtita	*svьtite
Plural	*svьtěxomъ	*svьtěste	*svьtěšę	*svьtimъ	*svьtite	*svьtętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*svьtěaxъ	*svьtěaše	*svьtěaše	—	*svьti	*svьti
Dual	*svьtěaxově	*svьtěašeta	*svьtěašete	*svьtivě	*svьtita	—
Plural	*svьtěaxomъ	*svьtěašete	*svьtěaxǫ	*svьtimъ	*svьtite	—

Related terms

• *světiti (“to lighten”)
• *svitati (“to dawn”)
• *svěťa (“candle”)
• *světьlъ (“bright”)
  • *světьlina (“light, glow”)
• *svidъ (“dogwood”) (possibly)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: свьтѣти (svĭtěti)

    Glagolitic script: ⱄⰲⱐⱅⱑⱅⰹ (svĭtěti)

• West Slavic:
  • Polish: świt