Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěniti

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-Balto-Slavic *kaineitei. Morphologically from *cěna +‎ *-iti. Cognate with Latvian cienīt (“to respect”) (from cieņa (“respect”). The similar cena (“price”) is a Slavic borrowing), Lithuanian káininti (“to price, value”) (from kaina).[1]

Verb

*cěnìti[1][2]

  1. to evaluate, value

Inflection

Conjugation of *cěniti, *cěni, *cěnitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*cěňenьje *cěniti *cěnitъ *cěnilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *cěňenъ *cěnimъ
Active *cěňь *cěnę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *cěnixъ *cěni *cěni *cěňǫ *cěniši *cěnitь
Dual *cěnixově *cěnista *cěniste *cěnivě *cěnita *cěnite
Plural *cěnixomъ *cěniste *cěnišę *cěnimъ *cěnite *cěnętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *cěňaaxъ *cěňaaše *cěňaaše — *cěni *cěni
Dual *cěňaaxově *cěňaašeta *cěňaašete *cěnivě *cěnita —
Plural *cěňaaxomъ *cěňaašete *cěňaaxǫ *cěnimъ *cěnite —
    Notes:
  • (*)*cěnivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: цаніць (canicʹ)
    • Russian: цени́ть (cenítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: цінити (cinyty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*cěnìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75: “v. ‘evaluate, value’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cěniti”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “(MP 27)”
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