Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъrčiti

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-k-, a k-extension of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

    Verb

    *kъrčiti (sę)

    1. (transitive, reflexive) to contort, to twist, to writhe
    2. (reflexive) to contract, to shrink (to become smaller)

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *kъrčiti, *kъrči, *kъrčitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
    Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
    *kъrčenьje *kъrčiti *kъrčitъ *kъrčilъ
    Participles
    Tense Past Present
    Passive *kъrčenъ *kъrčimъ
    Active *kъrčь *kъrčę
    Aorist Present
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *kъrčixъ *kъrči *kъrči *kъrčǫ *kъrčiši *kъrčitь
    Dual *kъrčixově *kъrčista *kъrčiste *kъrčivě *kъrčita *kъrčite
    Plural *kъrčixomъ *kъrčiste *kъrčišę *kъrčimъ *kъrčite *kъrčętь
    Imperfect Imperative
    Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
    Singular *kъrčaaxъ *kъrčaaše *kъrčaaše — *kъrči *kъrči
    Dual *kъrčaaxově *kъrčaašeta *kъrčaašete *kъrčivě *kъrčita —
    Plural *kъrčaaxomъ *kъrčaašete *kъrčaaxǫ *kъrčimъ *kъrčite —
      Notes:
    • (*)*kъrčivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
    adjectives
    • *kъrčavъ
    • *kъrxъ
    nouns

    Descendants

    • East Slavic
      • Russian: ко́рчить (kórčitʹ)
      • Ukrainian: ко́рчити (kórčyty)
    • South Slavic
      • ⇒ Old Church Slavonic: съкръчити (sŭkrŭčiti)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        >? Cyrillic script: кр́чити
        >? Latin script: kŕčiti
      • Slovene: kŕčiti (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ко́рча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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