Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zybati

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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

Formed as *zybь (“oscillation”) +‎ *-ati, but beyond that - of uncertain origin. Compare *xybàti of similar meaning.

Verb

*zybati

  1. to cradle, to rock
  2. to swing
  3. (reflexive) to hesitate

Inflection

Conjugation of *zybati, *zyba, *zybľetь (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*zybanьje *zybati *zybatъ *zybalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *zybanъ *zybľemъ
Active *zybavъ *zybľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zybaxъ *zyba *zyba *zybľǫ *zybľeši *zybľetь
Dual *zybaxově *zybasta *zybaste *zybľevě *zybľeta *zybľete
Plural *zybaxomъ *zybaste *zybašę *zybľemъ *zybľete *zybľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zybaaxъ *zybaaše *zybaaše — *zybľi *zybľi
Dual *zybaaxově *zybaašeta *zybaašete *zybľivě *zybľita —
Plural *zybaaxomъ *zybaašete *zybaaxǫ *zybľimъ *zybľite —

Later reanalyzed among some daughter languages as:

Conjugation of *zybati, *zyba, *zybajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*zybanьje *zybati *zybatъ *zybalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *zybanъ *zybajemъ
Active *zybavъ *zybaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zybaxъ *zyba *zyba *zybajǫ *zybaješi *zybajetь
Dual *zybaxově *zybasta *zybaste *zybajevě *zybajeta *zybajete
Plural *zybaxomъ *zybaste *zybašę *zybajemъ *zybajete *zybajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zybaaxъ *zybaaše *zybaaše — *zybaji *zybaji
Dual *zybaaxově *zybaašeta *zybaašete *zybajivě *zybajita —
Plural *zybaaxomъ *zybaašete *zybaaxǫ *zybajimъ *zybajite —

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “zybati: zybjǫ zybjetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a vugge (PR 133)”
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “zíbati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*zyba̋ti”
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