Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/usъnǫti

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 *u- (“away”) +‎ *sъpati (“to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *sup-.

Verb

*usъnǫti pf

1. to fall asleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of *usъnǫti, *usъpe, *usъnetь (perf., intr., -C/n-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*usъpenьje	*usъnǫti	*usъnǫtъ	*usъplъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*usъpъ	—

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*usъp(ox)ъ	*usъpe	*usъpe	*usъnǫ	*usъneši	*usъnetь
Dual	*usъp(ox)ově	*usъp(e/os)ta	*usъp(e/os)te	*usъnevě	*usъneta	*usъnete
Plural	*usъp(ox)omъ	*usъp(e/os)te	*usъpǫ, *usъpošę	*usъnemъ	*usъnete	*usъnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	—	—	—	—	*usъni	*usъni
Dual	—	—	—	*usъněvě	*usъněta	—
Plural	—	—	—	*usъněmъ	*usъněte	—

Notes:
• In perfective verbs, present expresses future

Conjugation of *usъnǫti, *usъnǫ, *usъnetь (perf., intr., -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*usъnovenьje	*usъnǫti	*usъnǫtъ	*usъnǫlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*usъnǫvъ	—

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*usъnǫxъ	*usъnǫ	*usъnǫ	*usъnǫ	*usъneši	*usъnetь
Dual	*usъnǫxově	*usъnǫsta	*usъnǫste	*usъnevě	*usъneta	*usъnete
Plural	*usъnǫxomъ	*usъnǫste	*usъnǫšę	*usъnemъ	*usъnete	*usъnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	—	—	—	—	*usъni	*usъni
Dual	—	—	—	*usъněvě	*usъněta	—
Plural	—	—	—	*usъněmъ	*usъněte	—

Notes:
• In perfective verbs, present expresses future

Related terms

• *sъnъ (“sleep, dream”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: усну́ть (usnútʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: усънѫти (usŭnǫti)

    Glagolitic script: ⱆⱄⱏⱀⱘⱅⰻ (usŭnǫti)

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: usnúti
    • Czech: usnout
  • Old Polish: usnąć
    • Polish: usnąć
  • Slovak: usnúť

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 510