Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zvizdati

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sweysd- (to hiss). Compare Latin sibilus (hissing, whistling), Hindi सीटी (sīṭī, whistle), Ancient Greek σίζω (sízō, to hiss).

Verb

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*zvizdati impf (perfective *zviznǫti)[1][2]

  1. to whistle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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nouns

Descendants

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From dialectal variant *zvizg-ěti > *zvižďžati:

References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “gvizdati”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 315
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žvížgati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *zvizdě̋ti, [...] *zvizda̋ti

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gvizdati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 183
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “gwizdać”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 190
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “звиздя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 622