Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъrčati

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See also: *(s)tъrčati
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 *tъrkъ (run) +‎ *-ěti.

Verb

*tъrčati impf

  1. to run, to hare, to sprint

Usage notes

Refers specifically to the locomotive part of running. The more specific sense “to flee” is conveyed by the synonym *běgati.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: търча́ (tǎrčá)
    • Macedonian: трча (trča) (ja-conjugation)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: тр̀чати
      Latin script: tr̀čati

Further reading

  • Skok, Petar (1972) “trčati”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 495