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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
By surface analysis, *mьlkъ + *-nǫti. See *mьlčati for further discussion.
Verb
(South Slavic)
*mьlknǫti pf (imperfective *mьlčati)
- (inchoative) to become silent, to shut up
(North Slavic)
*mьlknǫti impf
- (essive) to be calm, to keep quite
Inflection
Conjugation of
*mьlknǫti, *mьlče, *mьlknetь (?,
-C/n-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
|
L-participle
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| *mьlčenьje
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*mьlknǫti
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*mьlknǫtъ
|
*mьlklъ
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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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*mьlčenъ
|
*mьlknomъ
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| Active
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*mьlkъ
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*mьlkny
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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
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2nd
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3rd
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| Singular
|
*mьlk(ox)ъ |
*mьlče |
*mьlče
|
*mьlknǫ |
*mьlkneši |
*mьlknetь
|
| Dual
|
*mьlk(ox)ově |
*mьlk(e/os)ta |
*mьlk(e/os)te
|
*mьlknevě |
*mьlkneta |
*mьlknete
|
| Plural
|
*mьlk(ox)omъ |
*mьlk(e/os)te |
*mьlkǫ, *mьlkošę
|
*mьlknemъ |
*mьlknete |
*mьlknǫtь
|
|
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
|
*mьlkněaxъ |
*mьlkněaše |
*mьlkněaše
|
— |
*mьlkni |
*mьlkni
|
| Dual
|
*mьlkněaxově |
*mьlkněašeta |
*mьlkněašete
|
*mьlkněvě |
*mьlkněta |
—
|
| Plural
|
*mьlkněaxomъ |
*mьlkněašete |
*mьlkněaxǫ
|
*mьlkněmъ |
*mьlkněte |
—
|
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mьlknǫti: mьlknǫ mьlknetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 211; PR 137)”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молкнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “молчать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 540
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьlknǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 107
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млъкна, млъкнувам, млъквам”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 173
