Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/najьti
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Etymology tree
From *na- (“on, upon”) + *jьti (“to go”).
Verb
*najь̀ti pf[1]
- (transitive) to chance upon, to find
- (reflexive) (+ *sę) to stumble across, to find oneself at
Conjugation
Conjugation of *najьti, *najьde, *najьdetь (perf., bitr., suppletive -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *našьstьje | *najьti | *najьtъ | *našьdlъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *našьstъ | — |
| Active | *našьdъ | — |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *najьd(ox)ъ | *najьde | *najьde | *najьdǫ | *najьdeši | *najьdetь |
| Dual | *najьd(ox)ově | *najьd(e/os)ta | *najьd(e/os)te | *najьdevě | *najьdeta | *najьdete |
| Plural | *najьd(ox)omъ | *najьd(e/os)te | *najьdǫ, *najьdošę | *najьdemъ | *najьdete | *najьdǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | — | — | — | — | *najьdi | *najьdi |
| Dual | — | — | — | *najьděvě | *najьděta | — |
| Plural | — | — | — | *najьděmъ | *najьděte | — |
- Notes:
- In perfective verbs, present expresses future
Derived terms
- *najьdьba (“encounter”)
Related terms
- *dojьti (“to arrive”)
- *niz(о)jьti (“to descend, to go down”)
- *ob(о)jьti (“to go around, to evade”)
- *perjьti (“to get across”)
- *pojьti (“to depart”)
- *prijьti (“to approach, to come towards”)
- *projьti (“to pass by, to overpass”)
- *vъz(o)jьti (“to accend, to go up”)
- *zajьti (“to proceed”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “найда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 477
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “najti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *najiti̋”