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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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Cognate with Lithuanian kutė́ti (“to shake”), Proto-Germanic *skundijaną (“to accelerate”). Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to shake, rattle”).
Verb
*skytati (sę)
- (reflexive) to roam, to wander
Inflection
Conjugation of
*skytati, *skyta, *skytajetь (
impf.,
-a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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*skytanьje
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*skytati
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*skytatъ
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*skytalъ
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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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*skytanъ
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*skytajemъ
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Active
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*skytavъ
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*skytaję
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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
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Singular
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*skytaxъ |
*skyta |
*skyta
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*skytajǫ |
*skytaješi |
*skytajetь
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Dual
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*skytaxově |
*skytasta |
*skytaste
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*skytajevě |
*skytajeta |
*skytajete
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Plural
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*skytaxomъ |
*skytaste |
*skytašę
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*skytajemъ |
*skytajete |
*skytajǫtь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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Singular
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*skytaaxъ |
*skytaaše |
*skytaaše
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— |
*skytaji |
*skytaji
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Dual
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*skytaaxově |
*skytaašeta |
*skytaašete
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*skytajivě |
*skytajita |
—
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Plural
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*skytaaxomъ |
*skytaašete |
*skytaaxǫ
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*skytajimъ |
*skytajite |
—
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Descendants
- East Slavic
- South Slavic
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скитам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 752
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скитаться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress