Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/snubiti
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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. |
Proto-Slavic[edit]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *snǫbiti (per Vasmer, secondary dialectal variant)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)newbʰ- (“to wed, to match”), possibly related to *(s)neh₁- (“to fasten, to thread”). Cognate with Latin nūbō (“to get married”) and akin to Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (númphē, “bride”).
Verb[edit]
*snubìti impf[1]
- to wed, to matchmake
- Synonyms: *svatovati, *sъvoditi
- to betroth
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of *snubiti, *snubi, *snubitь (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *snubľenьje | *snubiti | *snubitъ | *snubilъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *snubľenъ | *snubimъ |
| Active | *snubľь | *snubę |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *snubixъ | *snubi | *snubi | *snubľǫ | *snubiši | *snubitь |
| Dual | *snubixově | *snubista | *snubiste | *snubivě | *snubita | *snubite |
| Plural | *snubixomъ | *snubiste | *snubišę | *snubimъ | *snubite | *snubętь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *snubľaaxъ | *snubľaaše | *snubľaaše | — | *snubi | *snubi |
| Dual | *snubľaaxově | *snubľaašeta | *snubľaašete | *snubivě | *snubita | — |
| Plural | *snubľaaxomъ | *snubľaašete | *snubľaaxǫ | *snubimъ | *snubite | — |
- Notes:
- (*)*snubivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Derived terms[edit]
- *snubьcь, *snubačь, *snubokъ (“matchmaker”)
- *děvisnubъ, *děvosnubъ (“escort of the bride”)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “снубить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References[edit]
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “snubiti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *snubi̋ti”