Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sluti
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwt, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to listen to”). In Slavic, the root vowel was retracted to *-o- before heterosyllabic *-w- (as in *novъ < Pre-Slavic *néwos).
Verb
- to express in words, to utter
- to have reputation for
Alternative forms
- *slyti (in East Slavic)
Inflection
Conjugation of *sluti, *slu, *slovetь (impf., intr., -V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *slutьje | *sluti | *slutъ | *slulъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | — | — |
| Active | *sluvъ | *slovy |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *sluxъ | *slu | *slu | *slovǫ | *sloveši | *slovetь |
| Dual | *sluxově | *slusta | *sluste | *slovevě | *sloveta | *slovete |
| Plural | *sluxomъ | *sluste | *slušę | *slovemъ | *slovete | *slovǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *slověaxъ | *slověaše | *slověaše | — | *slovi | *slovi |
| Dual | *slověaxově | *slověašeta | *slověašete | *slověvě | *slověta | — |
| Plural | *slověaxomъ | *slověašete | *slověaxǫ | *slověmъ | *slověte | — |
Conjugation of *slyti, *sly, *slyvetь (impf., intr., -V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *slytьje | *slyti | *slytъ | *slylъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | — | — |
| Active | *slyvъ | *slyvy |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *slyxъ | *sly | *sly | *slyvǫ | *slyveši | *slyvetь |
| Dual | *slyxově | *slysta | *slyste | *slyvevě | *slyveta | *slyvete |
| Plural | *slyxomъ | *slyste | *slyšę | *slyvemъ | *slyvete | *slyvǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *slyvěaxъ | *slyvěaše | *slyvěaše | — | *slyvi | *slyvi |
| Dual | *slyvěaxově | *slyvěašeta | *slyvěašete | *slyvěvě | *slyvěta | — |
| Plural | *slyvěaxomъ | *slyvěašete | *slyvěaxǫ | *slyvěmъ | *slyvěte | — |
Related terms
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱlew- (0 c, 2 e)
Derived terms
- *poslovica (“proverb”)
- *sloviti (“to put in words”)
- *bolgosloviti (“to bless”)
- *prosloviti (“to resound, to glorify”)
- *sъslovьje (“estate, social group”) (calque of Ancient Greek σύλλογος (súllogos, “assembly”))
- *uslovьje (“condition, proviso”)
Descendants
From *sluti:
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: слути (sluti)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
From *slyti:
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: слыць (slycʹ)
- Russian: слыть (slytʹ)
- Ukrainian: сли́ти (slýty)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слыть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “слыть”, 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 177
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “-сло̀вя, -словя̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 108
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sluti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455: “v. ‘be called’”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sluti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*slűti”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sluti: slovǫ slovetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 204, 212f., 235; PR 139)”