Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žьvati

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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

Etymology

Reanalyzed from the present stem of *žuti +‎ *-ati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Verb

*žьvàti impf[1][2][3]

  1. Alternative form of *žuti (“to chew”)
    Synonyms: *ďubati, *zobati

Inflection

Conjugation of *žьvati, *žьva, *žujetь (impf., -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*žьvanьje *žьvati *žьvatъ *žьvalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *žьvanъ *žujemъ
Active *žьvavъ *žuję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *žьvaxъ *žьva *žьva *žujǫ *žuješi *žujetь
Dual *žьvaxově *žьvasta *žьvaste *žujevě *žujeta *žujete
Plural *žьvaxomъ *žьvaste *žьvašę *žujemъ *žujete *žujǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *žьvaaxъ *žьvaaše *žьvaaše — *žuji *žuji
Dual *žьvaaxově *žьvaašeta *žьvaašete *žujivě *žujita —
Plural *žьvaaxomъ *žьvaašete *žьvaaxǫ *žujimъ *žujite —

Intensive form: *živati

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жевать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жвакам, жвача”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 526
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гвакам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 234
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дъвча, дъвкам, дъвкотя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 453

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žьvàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 567: “v. (c) ‘chew’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žьvati: žujǫ žujetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c tygge (SA 204, 207, 236, 238; PR 139)”
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žvẹčiti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*žьváti”
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