Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/želpati

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble, to gush forth, spring”). Akin to Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā (“spring, well”).

In Slovene, the outcome of the proto-Slavic verb (nowadays obsolete) has merged/been supplanted by the similarly sounding German borrowing žlampáti (“to gulp, to swallow noisily”) < German schlampen.

Verb

*želpati

  1. (transitive) to gutter, to pour in

Inflection

Conjugation of *želpati, *želpa, *želpajetь (?, -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*želpanьje *želpati *želpatъ *želpalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *želpanъ *želpajemъ
Active *želpavъ *želpaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *želpaxъ *želpa *želpa *želpajǫ *želpaješi *želpajetь
Dual *želpaxově *želpasta *želpaste *želpajevě *želpajeta *želpajete
Plural *želpaxomъ *želpaste *želpašę *želpajemъ *želpajete *želpajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *želpaaxъ *želpaaše *želpaaše — *želpaji *želpaji
Dual *želpaaxově *želpaašeta *želpaašete *želpajivě *želpajita —
Plural *želpaaxomъ *želpaašete *želpaaxǫ *želpajimъ *želpajite —
Conjugation of *želpati, *želpa, *želpľetь (?, -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*želpanьje *želpati *želpatъ *želpalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *želpanъ *želpľemъ
Active *želpavъ *želpľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *želpaxъ *želpa *želpa *želpľǫ *želpľeši *želpľetь
Dual *želpaxově *želpasta *želpaste *želpľevě *želpľeta *želpľete
Plural *želpaxomъ *želpaste *želpašę *želpľemъ *želpľete *želpľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *želpaaxъ *želpaaše *želpaaše — *želpľi *želpľi
Dual *želpaaxově *želpaašeta *želpaašete *želpľivě *želpľita —
Plural *želpaaxomъ *želpaašete *želpaaxǫ *želpľimъ *želpľite —

Descendants


Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жолопати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 205
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlampati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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