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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kaineitei. Morphologically from *cěna + *-iti. Cognate with Latvian cienīt (“to respect”) (from cieņa (“respect”). The similar cena (“price”) is a Slavic borrowing), Lithuanian káininti (“to price, value”) (from kaina).
Verb
*cěnìti[1][2]
- to evaluate, value
Inflection
Conjugation of
*cěniti, *cěni, *cěnitь (?,
-i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
|
Supine
|
L-participle
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| *cěňenьje
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*cěniti
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*cěnitъ
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*cěnilъ
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|
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*cěňenъ
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*cěnimъ
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| Active
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*cěňь
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*cěnę
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|
|
Aorist
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Present
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| Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
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| Singular
|
*cěnixъ |
*cěni |
*cěni
|
*cěňǫ |
*cěniši |
*cěnitь
|
| Dual
|
*cěnixově |
*cěnista |
*cěniste
|
*cěnivě |
*cěnita |
*cěnite
|
| Plural
|
*cěnixomъ |
*cěniste |
*cěnišę
|
*cěnimъ |
*cěnite |
*cěnętь
|
|
|
Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
|
*cěňaaxъ |
*cěňaaše |
*cěňaaše
|
— |
*cěni |
*cěni
|
| Dual
|
*cěňaaxově |
*cěňaašeta |
*cěňaašete
|
*cěnivě |
*cěnita |
—
|
| Plural
|
*cěňaaxomъ |
*cěňaašete |
*cěňaaxǫ
|
*cěnimъ |
*cěnite |
—
|
Notes: - (*)*cěnivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*cěnìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75: “v. ‘evaluate, value’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cěniti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “(MP 27)”
