Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drazniti

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 *draznь (“irritation”) +‎ *iti.

Verb

*drazniti

1. to tease
2. to pester

Inflection

Conjugation of *drazniti, *drazni, *draznitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*drazňenьje	*drazniti	*draznitъ	*draznilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*drazňenъ	*draznimъ
Active	*drazňь	*draznę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*draznixъ	*drazni	*drazni	*drazňǫ	*drazniši	*draznitь
Dual	*draznixově	*draznista	*drazniste	*draznivě	*draznita	*draznite
Plural	*draznixomъ	*drazniste	*draznišę	*draznimъ	*draznite	*draznętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*drazňaaxъ	*drazňaaše	*drazňaaše	—	*drazni	*drazni
Dual	*drazňaaxově	*drazňaašeta	*drazňaašete	*draznivě	*draznita	—
Plural	*drazňaaxomъ	*drazňaašete	*drazňaaxǫ	*draznimъ	*draznite	—

Notes:
• (*)*draznivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Related terms

verb

• *dražiti

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: дражніць (dražnicʹ)
  • Russian: дразни́ть (draznítʹ)
  • Ukrainian: дразни́ти (draznýty), дражни́ти (dražnýty)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: дра̀зня (dràznja)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: drážniti
  • Old Polish: draźnić
    • Polish: drażnić, drzaźnić (dialectal)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: dražniś

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дразнить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress