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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьlknǫti

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

By surface analysis, *mьlkъ +‎ *-nǫti. See *mьlčati for further discussion.

Verb

(South Slavic) *mьlknǫti pf (imperfective *mьlčati)[1]

  1. (inchoative) to become silent, to shut up

(North Slavic) *mьlknǫti impf

  1. (essive) to be calm, to keep quite

Inflection
Conjugation of *mьlknǫti, *mьlče, *mьlknetь (?, -C/n-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*mьlčenьje *mьlknǫti *mьlknǫtъ *mьlklъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *mьlčenъ *mьlknomъ
Active *mьlkъ *mьlkny
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *mьlk(ox)ъ*mьlče*mьlče *mьlknǫ*mьlkneši*mьlknetь
Dual *mьlk(ox)ově*mьlk(e/os)ta*mьlk(e/os)te *mьlknevě*mьlkneta*mьlknete
Plural *mьlk(ox)omъ*mьlk(e/os)te*mьlkǫ, *mьlkošę *mьlknemъ*mьlknete*mьlknǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *mьlkněaxъ*mьlkněaše*mьlkněaše —*mьlkni*mьlkni
Dual *mьlkněaxově*mьlkněašeta*mьlkněašete *mьlkněvě*mьlkněta—
Plural *mьlkněaxomъ*mьlkněašete*mьlkněaxǫ *mьlkněmъ*mьlkněte—
  • *mьlklivъ, *mьlklъ, *mьlkvъ
  • *mьlkota
  • *mьlkunъ
  • *mьlkъ

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: мо́ўкнуць (móŭknucʹ)
    • Russian: мо́лкнуть (mólknutʹ)
    • Ukrainian: мо́вкнути (móvknuty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: млъкнѫти (mlŭknǫti)
    • Bulgarian: млъ́кна (mlǎ́kna), млъ́кнувам (mlǎ́knuvam)
    • Macedonian: молкне (molkne)
    • Serbo-Croatian: му́кнути
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mlknúti
      • Czech: mlknout
    • Old Polish: milknąć
    • Slovak: mĺknuť
    • Slovincian: ḿilknǫc, måłknoc
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: mjelknyć, mjelknuć

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “mьlknǫti: mьlknǫ mьlknetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 211; PR 137)”

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молкнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “молчать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 540
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьlknǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 107
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млъкна, млъкнувам, млъквам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 173
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