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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xyliti

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 *xylъ (“frail, ailing”) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*xyliti

  1. to contort, to succumb (to give away under pressure)
  2. to tilt, to slant (in the direction of an applied force)

Inflection
Conjugation of *xyliti, *xyli, *xylitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*xyľenьje *xyliti *xylitъ *xylilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *xyľenъ *xylimъ
Active *xyľь *xylę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *xylixъ*xyli*xyli *xyľǫ*xyliši*xylitь
Dual *xylixově*xylista*xyliste *xylivě*xylita*xylite
Plural *xylixomъ*xyliste*xylišę *xylimъ*xylite*xylętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *xyľaaxъ*xyľaaše*xyľaaše —*xyli*xyli
Dual *xyľaaxově*xyľaašeta*xyľaašete *xylivě*xylita—
Plural *xyľaaxomъ*xyľaašete*xyľaaxǫ *xylimъ*xylite—
    Notes:
  • (*)*xylivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
  • *xylěti (“to languish”)
  • *xylostь (“frailty”)
  • *xylъkъ, *xylavъ (“feeble”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хiлíць (xilícʹ)
    • Russian: хили́ть (xilítʹ) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: хили́ти (xylýty)
  • South Slavic
    • Slovene: híliti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xyliti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 155
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хи́лый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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