Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sęťi
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēˀg-, *senˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European *seg-, *seng-. Cognate with Lithuanian sègti (“to fasten, to pin”) (1sg. segù, 1sg. past segiaũ), Latvian segt (“to cover”) (1sg. sȩdzu), Sanskrit सजति (sájati, “to adhere to”), causative सञ्जयति (sañjayati), Old Persian (frahanǰati, “to hang”), Old Irish suanem (“rope”) < *sogn-.
Verb
*sęťi
- to reach for
Inflection
Conjugation of *sęťi, *sęže, *sęžetь (?, -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *sęženьje | *sęťi | *sęťь | *sęglъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *sęženъ | *sęgomъ |
| Active | *sęgъ | *sęgy |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sęg(ox)ъ | *sęže | *sęže | *sęgǫ | *sęžeši | *sęžetь |
| Dual | *sęg(ox)ově | *sęg(e/os)ta | *sęg(e/os)te | *sęževě | *sęžeta | *sęžete |
| Plural | *sęg(ox)omъ | *sęg(e/os)te | *sęgǫ, *sęgošę | *sęžemъ | *sęžete | *sęgǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sęžaaxъ | *sęžaaše | *sęžaaše | — | *sędzi | *sędzi |
| Dual | *sęžaaxově | *sęžaašeta | *sęžaašete | *sędzěvě | *sędzěta | — |
| Plural | *sęžaaxomъ | *sęžaašete | *sęžaaxǫ | *sędzěmъ | *sędzěte | — |
- Notes:
- Aorist *sęgeste ⇒ *sęžeste, ...
Derived terms
- *sę̀gati, *sę̀dzati (“to reach for, to attain”)
- *sę̄gnǫ̀ti (“to reach for, to attain”)
- *prisęga (“oath, vow”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: досꙗчи (dosjači), досꙗщи (dosjašti) (Russian)
- Ukrainian: сягти́ (sjahtý) (colloquial)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: сѧщи (sęšti)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: sẹ́či (tonal orthography)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sęgti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 449
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сяга́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress