Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znьjati

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 *ǵʰneyH- + *-ati.

Verb

*znьjati impf

1. to smoulder, to burn (without flames)

   Synonym: *tьlěti

Conjugation

Conjugation of *znьjati, *znьja, *znьjetь (impf., intr., -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*znьjanьje	*znьjati	*znьjatъ	*znьjalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*znьjavъ	*znьję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*znьjaxъ	*znьja	*znьja	*znьjǫ	*znьješi	*znьjetь
Dual	*znьjaxově	*znьjasta	*znьjaste	*znьjevě	*znьjeta	*znьjete
Plural	*znьjaxomъ	*znьjaste	*znьjašę	*znьjemъ	*znьjete	*znьjǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*znьjaaxъ	*znьjaaše	*znьjaaše	—	*znьji	*znьji
Dual	*znьjaaxově	*znьjaašeta	*znьjaašete	*znьjivě	*znьjita	—
Plural	*znьjaaxomъ	*znьjaašete	*znьjaaxǫ	*znьjimъ	*znьjite	—

Conjugation of *znьjati, *znьja, *znьjajetь (impf., intr., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*znьjanьje	*znьjati	*znьjatъ	*znьjalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*znьjavъ	*znьjaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*znьjaxъ	*znьja	*znьja	*znьjajǫ	*znьjaješi	*znьjajetь
Dual	*znьjaxově	*znьjasta	*znьjaste	*znьjajevě	*znьjajeta	*znьjajete
Plural	*znьjaxomъ	*znьjaste	*znьjašę	*znьjajemъ	*znьjajete	*znьjajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*znьjaaxъ	*znьjaaše	*znьjaaše	—	*znьjaji	*znьjaji
Dual	*znьjaaxově	*znьjaašeta	*znьjaašete	*znьjajivě	*znьjajita	—
Plural	*znьjaaxomъ	*znьjaašete	*znьjaaxǫ	*znьjajimъ	*znьjajite	—

Derived terms

• *znojь (“scorching heat”)

Related terms

• *gňiti (“to rot”)

Derived terms

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: зния́ть (znijátʹ, “to smoulder”) (Tver, Pskov); зне́ять (znéjatʹ, “to smoulder”), зне́ть (znétʹ, “to shine, to scorch”) (Arkhangelsk)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: zňat, zněť (“to shine, burn”) (dialectal)

References

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “знеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress