Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/jьskriti

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From *jьskra (spark) +‎ *-iti. Most likely Slovak jastriť (from Proto-Slavic *ěskriti ~ *ěstriti) is from the same root, but with a different root-grade.

Verb

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*jьskrìti impf

  1. to spark
  2. (reflexive) to glister, to sparkle

Alternative forms

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Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “искрить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*jьskriti (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 240
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “iskriti se”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si