Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьdnǫti

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, *bresti +‎ *-nǫti.

Verb

*brьdnǫti^[1]

to wade

Inflection

Conjugation of *brьdnǫti, *brьdnǫ, *brьdnetь (?, -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*brьdnovenьje	*brьdnǫti	*brьdnǫtъ	*brьdnǫlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*brьdnovenъ	*brьdnomъ
Active	*brьdnǫvъ	*brьdny

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brьdnǫxъ	*brьdnǫ	*brьdnǫ	*brьdnǫ	*brьdneši	*brьdnetь
Dual	*brьdnǫxově	*brьdnǫsta	*brьdnǫste	*brьdnevě	*brьdneta	*brьdnete
Plural	*brьdnǫxomъ	*brьdnǫste	*brьdnǫšę	*brьdnemъ	*brьdnete	*brьdnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*brьdněaxъ	*brьdněaše	*brьdněaše	—	*brьdni	*brьdni
Dual	*brьdněaxově	*brьdněašeta	*brьdněašete	*brьdněvě	*brьdněta	—
Plural	*brьdněaxomъ	*brьdněašete	*brьdněaxǫ	*brьdněmъ	*brьdněte	—

Descendants

West Slavic:
- Czech: břednout (dialectal)
- Old Polish:
  - Polish: brnąć
  - Silesian: brnōńć
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: bërnąc
- Slovak: bŕdnuť (dialectal)

References

^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьdnǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 67

[1] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brьdnǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 67

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