Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svirati

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

Probably from *(s)kvьrъ +‎ *-ěti, itself of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

*svirati impf

1. to whistle
2. to play music

Conjugation

Conjugation of *svirati, *svira, *sviritь (impf., intr., -a/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sviranьje	*svirati	*sviratъ	*sviralъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	—	—
Active	*sviravъ	*svirę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sviraxъ	*svira	*svira	*sviřǫ	*sviriši	*sviritь
Dual	*sviraxově	*svirasta	*sviraste	*svirivě	*svirita	*svirite
Plural	*sviraxomъ	*sviraste	*svirašę	*svirimъ	*svirite	*svirętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sviraaxъ	*sviraaše	*sviraaše	—	*sviri	*sviri
Dual	*sviraaxově	*sviraašeta	*sviraašete	*svirivě	*svirita	—
Plural	*sviraaxomъ	*sviraašete	*sviraaxǫ	*svirimъ	*svirite	—

Derived terms

• *svirъka (“whistle, flute”)
• *svirьcь (“music player”)
• *sviračь (“musician”)

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: свирати (svirati)
  • Bulgarian: свиря (svirja)
  • Macedonian: свири (sviri)
  • Serbo-Croatian: svírati
  • Slovene: svȋrati (tonal orthography)