Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/capati

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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 *capъ +‎ *-ati.

Verb

*capati impf[1]

  1. (transitive) to catch, nab something quickly
  2. (intransitive) to wade, walk on water, mud with noise

Inflection

Conjugation of *capati, *capa, *capľetь (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*capanьje *capati *capatъ *capalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *capanъ *capľemъ
Active *capavъ *capľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *capaxъ *capa *capa *capľǫ *capľeši *capľetь
Dual *capaxově *capasta *capaste *capľevě *capľeta *capľete
Plural *capaxomъ *capaste *capašę *capľemъ *capľete *capľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *capaaxъ *capaaše *capaaše — *capľi *capľi
Dual *capaaxově *capaašeta *capaašete *capľivě *capľita —
Plural *capaaxomъ *capaašete *capaaxǫ *capľimъ *capľite —

Later generalized among some daughter branches as:

Conjugation of *capati, *capa, *capajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*capanьje *capati *capatъ *capalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *capanъ *capajemъ
Active *capavъ *capaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *capaxъ *capa *capa *capajǫ *capaješi *capajetь
Dual *capaxově *capasta *capaste *capajevě *capajeta *capajete
Plural *capaxomъ *capaste *capašę *capajemъ *capajete *capajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *capaaxъ *capaaše *capaaše — *capaji *capaji
Dual *capaaxově *capaašeta *capaašete *capajivě *capajita —
Plural *capaaxomъ *capaašete *capaaxǫ *capajimъ *capajite —

Descendants

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*capati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 171
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ца́пать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*capati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 73: “v. ‘tramp’”
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