Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrati

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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-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to speak”) or onomatopoeic.

Verb

*vьrati impf[1]

  1. to conjure, to chant
  2. (secondary) to lie, to deceive, to swindle

Conjugation

Conjugation of *vьrati, *vьra, *vьretь (impf., -a/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*vьranьje *vьrati *vьratъ *vьralъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *vьranъ *vьromъ
Active *vьravъ *vьry
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *vьraxъ *vьra *vьra *vьrǫ *vьreši *vьretь
Dual *vьraxově *vьrasta *vьraste *vьrevě *vьreta *vьrete
Plural *vьraxomъ *vьraste *vьrašę *vьremъ *vьrete *vьrǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *vьraaxъ *vьraaše *vьraaše — *vьri *vьri
Dual *vьraaxově *vьraašeta *vьraašete *vьrěvě *vьrěta —
Plural *vьraaxomъ *vьraašete *vьraaxǫ *vьrěmъ *vьrěte —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: врать (vratʹ)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “vьrati: vьrǫ vьretь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c lyve, sludre (PR 139)”

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “врать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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