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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From *sětь (“net, grid”) + *-iti, which ultimately descends from *sh₂ey- (“to bind”). Cognates include Lithuanian saisti (“to guess”), Proto-Germanic *siduz (“custom”), Welsh hud (“magic”).
The etymon is present only in South Slavic. Its original meaning probably was to make a connection, which eventually evolved into to recall a memory > to remember. Despite the superficial resemblance, the current etynom is distinct from *(u)sętiti (“to sense”).
Verb
*sětiti pf
- to recall, remember
Inflection
Conjugation of
*sětiti, *sěti, *sětitь (
perf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *sěťenьje
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*sětiti
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*sětitъ
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*sětilъ
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*sěťenъ
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—
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| Active
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*sěťь
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—
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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| Singular
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*sětixъ |
*sěti |
*sěti
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*sěťǫ |
*sětiši |
*sětitь
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| Dual
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*sětixově |
*sětista |
*sětiste
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*sětivě |
*sětita |
*sětite
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| Plural
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*sětixomъ |
*sětiste |
*sětišę
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*sětimъ |
*sětite |
*sětętь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
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— |
— |
—
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— |
*sěti |
*sěti
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| Dual
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— |
— |
—
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*sětivě |
*sětita |
—
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| Plural
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— |
— |
—
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*sětimъ |
*sětite |
—
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Notes: - (*)*sětivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
- In perfective verbs, present expresses future
Derived terms
- *podъsětiti (“to remind”)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic script: сѣтити (sětiti)
- Glagolitic script: ⱄⱑⱅⰻⱅⰻ (sětiti)
- Bulgarian: сѐщам се (sèštam se)
- Macedonian: сети (seti)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: се̏тити
- Latin script: sȅtiti
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sětь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *swēt-. Cognate with Lithuanian svẽčias (“guest”), Ancient Greek ἕταρος (hétaros, “comrade”). Per Derksen, the lengthened grade of the root is unexpected. The Indo-European root comes from the more basic root *swé (“self”) with a root extension.
The semantic shift relative, kin > to host is similar in nature to the development of Germanic *fulgāną (“to follow”) from *fulką (“people”). In both cases, the original meaning likely was to establish good relation with your relatives, which eventually evolved into to host or to follow, respectively.
Verb
*sětiti impf
- to host or participate in a gathering
Inflection
Conjugation of
*sětiti, *sěti, *sětitь (
impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *sěťenьje
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*sětiti
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*sětitъ
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*sětilъ
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*sěťenъ
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*sětimъ
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| Active
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*sěťь
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*sětę
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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| Singular
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*sětixъ |
*sěti |
*sěti
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*sěťǫ |
*sětiši |
*sětitь
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| Dual
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*sětixově |
*sětista |
*sětiste
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*sětivě |
*sětita |
*sětite
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| Plural
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*sětixomъ |
*sětiste |
*sětišę
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*sětimъ |
*sětite |
*sětętь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
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*sěťaaxъ |
*sěťaaše |
*sěťaaše
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— |
*sěti |
*sěti
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| Dual
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*sěťaaxově |
*sěťaašeta |
*sěťaašete
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*sětivě |
*sětita |
—
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| Plural
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*sěťaaxomъ |
*sěťaašete |
*sěťaaxǫ
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*sětimъ |
*sětite |
—
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Notes: - (*)*sětivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Descendants
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: сѣтити (sětiti)
References
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “посети́ть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 60
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*posětiti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 414
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “посети́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress