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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-k-, a k-extension of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).
Verb
*kъrčiti (sę)
- (transitive, reflexive) to contort, to twist, to writhe
- (reflexive) to contract, to shrink (to become smaller)
Inflection
Conjugation of
*kъrčiti, *kъrči, *kъrčitь (?,
-i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *kъrčenьje
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*kъrčiti
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*kъrčitъ
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*kъrčilъ
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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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*kъrčenъ
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*kъrčimъ
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| Active
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*kъrčь
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*kъrčę
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|
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
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| Singular
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*kъrčixъ |
*kъrči |
*kъrči
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*kъrčǫ |
*kъrčiši |
*kъrčitь
|
| Dual
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*kъrčixově |
*kъrčista |
*kъrčiste
|
*kъrčivě |
*kъrčita |
*kъrčite
|
| Plural
|
*kъrčixomъ |
*kъrčiste |
*kъrčišę
|
*kъrčimъ |
*kъrčite |
*kъrčętь
|
|
|
Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
|
*kъrčaaxъ |
*kъrčaaše |
*kъrčaaše
|
— |
*kъrči |
*kъrči
|
| Dual
|
*kъrčaaxově |
*kъrčaašeta |
*kъrčaašete
|
*kъrčivě |
*kъrčita |
—
|
| Plural
|
*kъrčaaxomъ |
*kъrčaašete |
*kъrčaaxǫ
|
*kъrčimъ |
*kъrčite |
—
|
Notes: - (*)*kъrčivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Descendants
- East Slavic
- South Slavic
- West Slavic
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́рча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
