Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vykati
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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
Etymology
From *vyti (“to howl”) + *-kati. Cognate with Latvian auka (“gale, storm”), Lithuanian áukterti (“to howl”), Proto-Germanic *auhjōną (“to make noise”).
Similar to Russian ау́кать (aúkatʹ, “to shout "auh!"”), formed in the same manner from the interjection ау (au, “wow, wail”).
Verb
*vykáti impf (perfective *vyknǫti)[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *vykati, *vyka, *vykajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *vykanьje | *vykati | *vykatъ | *vykalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *vykanъ | *vykajemъ |
| Active | *vykavъ | *vykaję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *vykaxъ | *vyka | *vyka | *vykajǫ | *vykaješi | *vykajetь |
| Dual | *vykaxově | *vykasta | *vykaste | *vykajevě | *vykajeta | *vykajete |
| Plural | *vykaxomъ | *vykaste | *vykašę | *vykajemъ | *vykajete | *vykajǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *vykaaxъ | *vykaaše | *vykaaše | — | *vykaji | *vykaji |
| Dual | *vykaaxově | *vykaašeta | *vykaašete | *vykajivě | *vykajita | — |
| Plural | *vykaaxomъ | *vykaašete | *vykaaxǫ | *vykajimъ | *vykajite | — |
Derived terms
- *jьzvykati (“to call up”)
- *privykati (“to call towards”)
- *povykati (“to summon (by shouting)”)
- *zavykati (“to shout out”)
- *ovykati (“to yell up”)
- *navykati (“to scold (in loud voice)”)
- *podъvykati (“to whoop”)
- *nadъvykati (“to shout louder”)
- *pervykati (“to lose voice (from screaming)”)
- *provykati (“to cry out”)
- *orzvykati (“to bluster”)
- *uvykati (“to complain (in loud voice)”)
Related terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “викам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “vīkati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*vyka̋ti”