Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьstiti

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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 *mьstь (“revenge, vengeance”) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*mьstiti[1]

  1. to avenge, to take vengeance upon

Inflection

Conjugation of *mьstiti, *mьsti, *mьstitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*mьsťenьje *mьstiti *mьstitъ *mьstilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *mьsťenъ *mьstimъ
Active *mьsťь *mьstę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *mьstixъ *mьsti *mьsti *mьsťǫ *mьstiši *mьstitь
Dual *mьstixově *mьstista *mьstiste *mьstivě *mьstita *mьstite
Plural *mьstixomъ *mьstiste *mьstišę *mьstimъ *mьstite *mьstętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *mьsťaaxъ *mьsťaaše *mьsťaaše — *mьsti *mьsti
Dual *mьsťaaxově *mьsťaašeta *mьsťaašete *mьstivě *mьstita —
Plural *mьsťaaxomъ *mьsťaašete *mьsťaaxǫ *mьstimъ *mьstite —
    Notes:
  • (*)*mьstivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants

Further reading

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “месть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 526
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “месть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мстить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьstiti (sę) I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 172

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьstiti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343: “v. ‘take vengeance, revenge, avenge’”
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