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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъvati

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

According to Snoj, from *pъvъ +‎ *-ati. Further etymology is uncertain.

Vasmer considers a possible relation with Lithuanian pū́ti (“to rot”), Latvian pūt (“to smell”), which ultimately descend from proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to purify”), but qualifies it as questionable.

Verb

*pъvàti impf[1][2]

  1. to have trust in, to rely

Inflection
Conjugation of *pъvati, *pъva, *pъvajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*pъvanьje *pъvati *pъvatъ *pъvalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *pъvanъ *pъvajemъ
Active *pъvavъ *pъvaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *pъvaxъ*pъva*pъva *pъvajǫ*pъvaješi*pъvajetь
Dual *pъvaxově*pъvasta*pъvaste *pъvajevě*pъvajeta*pъvajete
Plural *pъvaxomъ*pъvaste*pъvašę *pъvajemъ*pъvajete*pъvajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *pъvaaxъ*pъvaaše*pъvaaše —*pъvaji*pъvaji
Dual *pъvaaxově*pъvaašeta*pъvaašete *pъvajivě*pъvajita—
Plural *pъvaaxomъ*pъvaašete*pъvaaxǫ *pъvajimъ*pъvajite—

Derived terms
  • *opъvati
  • *upъvati (“to rely on, to hope”)
  • *pъvьnъ (“reliable”)
  • *pъtati, *pytati (“to inquire”) (possibly)

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: пъвати (pŭvati)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “упова́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obpъvati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 47

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “ȗpati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*pъva̋ti”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “-pъvati: -pъvajǫ -pъvajetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a håbe (PR 134)”
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