Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьnǫti
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Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwístei, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwéy-né-t-ti ~ *ḱwi-n-t-énti, from *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Akin to Lithuanian švìsti (“to shine”).
Verb
*svьnǫti
- (intransitive) to dawn (to begin to brighten with daylight)
Inflection
Conjugation of *svьnǫti, *svьnǫ, *svьnetь (?, -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *svьnovenьje | *svьnǫti | *svьnǫtъ | *svьnǫlъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *svьnovenъ | *svьnomъ |
| Active | *svьnǫvъ | *svьny |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svьnǫxъ | *svьnǫ | *svьnǫ | *svьnǫ | *svьneši | *svьnetь |
| Dual | *svьnǫxově | *svьnǫsta | *svьnǫste | *svьnevě | *svьneta | *svьnete |
| Plural | *svьnǫxomъ | *svьnǫste | *svьnǫšę | *svьnemъ | *svьnete | *svьnǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *svьněaxъ | *svьněaše | *svьněaše | — | *svьni | *svьni |
| Dual | *svьněaxově | *svьněašeta | *svьněašete | *svьněvě | *svьněta | — |
| Plural | *svьněaxomъ | *svьněašete | *svьněaxǫ | *svьněmъ | *svьněte | — |
Related terms
noun
verb
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: свьнути (svĭnuti), свѣнути (svěnuti)
- ⇒ Belarusian: асвяну́ць (asvjanúcʹ), освыну́ты (osvynúty) (dialectal)
- ⇒ Russian: рассвену́ть (rassvenútʹ)
- Ukrainian: свіну́ти (svinúty), свіну́тися (svinútysja)
- Old East Slavic: свьнути (svĭnuti), свѣнути (svěnuti)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рассвену́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress