Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kušati

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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

Iterative of *kusiti (“to probe, to trail”) +‎ *-jati, of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to test, try”). In Slavic languages where *ǫ > *u, *kušati has merged with native *kǫšati (“to bite off”) (from *kǫsъ (“bite”)).

Verb

*kùšati impf (perfective *kusnǫti)[1]

  1. to degustate
  2. to offer a meal, to feed
    → (reflexive) (+ *sę) to have a meal, to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of *kušati, *kuša, *kušajetь (impf., -ě-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*kušanьje *kušati *kušatъ *kušalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *kušanъ *kušajemъ
Active *kušavъ *kušaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *kušaxъ *kuša *kuša *kušajǫ *kušaješi *kušajetь
Dual *kušaxově *kušasta *kušaste *kušajevě *kušajeta *kušajete
Plural *kušaxomъ *kušaste *kušašę *kušajemъ *kušajete *kušajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *kušaaxъ *kušaaše *kušaaše — *kušaji *kušaji
Dual *kušaaxově *kušaašeta *kušaašete *kušajivě *kušajita —
Plural *kušaaxomъ *kušaašete *kušaaxǫ *kušajimъ *kušajite —

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “kušati: kušajǫ kušajetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a smage (PR 123, 133)”

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kušati (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 138
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кушать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “кушати”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 169
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кушам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 174
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