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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čerti

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with Lithuanian skìrti, Latvian šķirt, Old Norse skera.

Verb

*čerti[1][2]

  1. to cut, separate
    1. → to peel the bark off trees
Inflection
Conjugation of *čerti, *čer, *čьretь (impf., tr., -C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*čьrtьje *čerti *čertъ *čьrlъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *čьrtъ *čьromъ
Active *čьrъ *čьry
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *čerxъ*čer*čer *čьrǫ*čьreši*čьretь
Dual *čerxově*čersta*čerste *čьrevě*čьreta*čьrete
Plural *čerxomъ*čerste*čeršę *čьremъ*čьrete*čьrǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *čьrěaxъ*čьrěaše*čьrěaše —*čьri*čьri
Dual *čьrěaxově*čьrěašeta*čьrěašete *čьrěvě*čьrěta—
Plural *čьrěaxomъ*čьrěašete*čьrěaxǫ *čьrěmъ*čьrěte—
    Notes:
  • (*)*čьrenъ is doublet of past passive participle
Derived terms
nouns

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Belarusian: отчерці (ótčjerci), отчерци (ótčjerci) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: че́рсти (čérsty), черти (čerty) (dialectal); чери́ти (čerýty) (dialectal, via *čeriti)
  • South Slavic:
    • ⇒ Slovene: čę̑r
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: čřieti
      • Czech: čříti (dated)
    • ⇒ Old Polish: czyrślić, czyrchlić
    • Slovak: črieť
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: čerić (via *čeriti)
      • Upper Sorbian: ceriś (via *čeriti)

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “čeriti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 66
  2. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “čerti”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 166
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