Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/briti

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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-Balto-Slavic *brī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-yé-ti, from *bʰreyH- (“to cut”). Cognate with Sanskrit भ्रीणाति (bhrīṇā́ti, “to hurt”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬠𐬭𐬍𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pairibrīnaiti, “to cut around”), Persian بریدن (boridan, “to cut”), Old Irish bronnaid (“to injure”), Thracian βρίλων (brílōn, “barber”).

Verb

*brìti impf

  1. to shave

Inflection

Conjugation of *briti, *bri, *brьjetь (impf., tr., -V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*britьje *briti *britъ *brilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *britъ *brьjemъ
Active *brivъ *brьję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *brixъ *bri *bri *brьjǫ *brьješi *brьjetь
Dual *brixově *brista *briste *brьjevě *brьjeta *brьjete
Plural *brixomъ *briste *brišę *brьjemъ *brьjete *brьjǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *brьjaaxъ *brьjaaše *brьjaaše — *brьji *brьji
Dual *brьjaaxově *brьjaašeta *brьjaašete *brьjivě *brьjita —
Plural *brьjaaxomъ *brьjaašete *brьjaaxǫ *brьjimъ *brьjite —

Usage notes

  • Aorist form is unattested.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*briti (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 31

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*brìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 63: “v. (a) ‘shave’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “briti: brijǫ brijetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 204, 207; PR 133; MP 27)”
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