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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 *otъ- + *verti. Akin to Lithuanian atverti, Latvian atvērt.
Verb
- to open
Inflection
Conjugation of *otъverti, *otъver, *otъvьretь (?, -C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *otъvьrtьje | *otъverti | *otъvertъ | *otъvьrlъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *otъvьrtъ | *otъvьromъ |
| Active | *otъvьrъ | *otъvьry |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *otъverxъ | *otъver | *otъver | *otъvьrǫ | *otъvьreši | *otъvьretь |
| Dual | *otъverxově | *otъversta | *otъverste | *otъvьrevě | *otъvьreta | *otъvьrete |
| Plural | *otъverxomъ | *otъverste | *otъveršę | *otъvьremъ | *otъvьrete | *otъvьrǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *otъvьrěaxъ | *otъvьrěaše | *otъvьrěaše | — | *otъvьri | *otъvьri |
| Dual | *otъvьrěaxově | *otъvьrěašeta | *otъvьrěašete | *otъvьrěvě | *otъvьrěta | — |
| Plural | *otъvьrěaxomъ | *otъvьrěašete | *otъvьrěaxǫ | *otъvьrěmъ | *otъvьrěte | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*otъvьrenъ is doublet of past passive participle
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: отвере́ть (otverétʹ) (dialectal)
- South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: ода̀вријети (Vuk's dictionary)
- Latin: odàvrijeti (Vuk's dictionary)
- Slovene: odvrẹ́ti (tonal orthography)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “отвори́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Zhuravlyov, A. F., editor (2014), “*otъverti, *otъvьrǫ (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 39 (*otъtęti – *ozgǫba), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 68
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ot(ъ)verti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 382: “v. ‘open’”