Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žęděti

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gedḗˀtei, an essive of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (“to yearn, to pray for”). Nasal infix apparently influenced by synonymous *žędati. Cognate with Lithuanian gedė́ti (“to mourn”).

Verb

*žęděti impf

  1. to crave, to yearn, to long for
    Synonyms: *vъzželěti, *bažiti, *bel(e)novati

Conjugation

Conjugation of *žęděti, *žędě, *žęditь (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*žęděnьje *žęděti *žędětъ *žędělъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *žęděnъ *žędimъ
Active *žęděvъ *žędę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *žęděxъ *žędě *žędě *žęďǫ *žędiši *žęditь
Dual *žęděxově *žęděsta *žęděste *žędivě *žędita *žędite
Plural *žęděxomъ *žęděste *žęděšę *žędimъ *žędite *žędętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *žęděaxъ *žęděaše *žęděaše — *žędi *žędi
Dual *žęděaxově *žęděašeta *žęděašete *žędivě *žędita —
Plural *žęděaxomъ *žęděašete *žęděaxǫ *žędimъ *žędite —

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: жѧдѣти (žęděti)
    • Bulgarian: же́дя (žédja), жаждя́ (žaždjá) (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522
  • “gedėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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