Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svьtěti

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 *świtḗˀtei, from essive^[1] of Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian švitė́ti (“to shine, to shimmer”).

Verb

*svьtěti impf (perfective *svьnǫti)^[2]^[3]

(reflexive) to get bright

Inflection

Conjugation of *svьtěti, *svьtě, *svьtitь (impf., -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*svьtěnьje	*svьtěti	*svьtětъ	*svьtělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*svьtěnъ	*svьtimъ
Active	*svьtěvъ	*svьtę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*svьtěxъ	*svьtě	*svьtě	*svьťǫ	*svьtiši	*svьtitь
Dual	*svьtěxově	*svьtěsta	*svьtěste	*svьtivě	*svьtita	*svьtite
Plural	*svьtěxomъ	*svьtěste	*svьtěšę	*svьtimъ	*svьtite	*svьtętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*svьtěaxъ	*svьtěaše	*svьtěaše	—	*svьti	*svьti
Dual	*svьtěaxově	*svьtěašeta	*svьtěašete	*svьtivě	*svьtita	—
Plural	*svьtěaxomъ	*svьtěašete	*svьtěaxǫ	*svьtimъ	*svьtite	—

Related terms

*světiti (“to lighten”)
*svitati (“to dawn”)
*svěťa (“candle”)
*světьlъ (“bright”)
- *světьlina (“light, glow”)
*svidъ (“dogwood”) (possibly)

Descendants

South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: свьтѣти (svĭtěti)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⱄⰲⱐⱅⱑⱅⰹ (svĭtěti)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: stvieti, stkvieti, skvieti, kstvieti
  - Czech: skvít, stkvít
- Polish: świt

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑ṷei̭t-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 340
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 478: “v. (c) ‘shine’”
^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “svьtěti (sę): svьtjǫ svьtitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c lyse (PR 139)”

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑ṷei̭t-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 340

[2] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 478: “v. (c) ‘shine’”

[3] Olander, Thomas (2001) “svьtěti (sę): svьtjǫ svьtitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c lyse (PR 139)”

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