Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrěti

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth”), and related to *perti (“to push, oppose”).

Verb

*pьrěti impf

1. to quarrel, deny, renounce

Inflection

Conjugation of *pьrěti, *pьrě, *pьritь (?, -ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*pьrěnьje	*pьrěti	*pьrětъ	*pьrělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*pьrěnъ	*pьrimъ
Active	*pьrěvъ	*pьrę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pьrěxъ	*pьrě	*pьrě	*pьřǫ	*pьriši	*pьritь
Dual	*pьrěxově	*pьrěsta	*pьrěste	*pьrivě	*pьrita	*pьrite
Plural	*pьrěxomъ	*pьrěste	*pьrěšę	*pьrimъ	*pьrite	*pьrętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pьrěaxъ	*pьrěaše	*pьrěaše	—	*pьri	*pьri
Dual	*pьrěaxově	*pьrěašeta	*pьrěašete	*pьrivě	*pьrita	—
Plural	*pьrěaxomъ	*pьrěašete	*pьrěaxǫ	*pьrimъ	*pьrite	—

Related terms

• *perti
• *sǫpьřь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: пьрѣти (pĭrěti)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: пьрѣти (pĭrěti)
    • Church Slavonic (Russian recension): пьрѣти (pĭrěti)
      • → Russian: преть (pretʹ)
    • → Romanian: pârî
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: přieti
    • Czech: přít
  • Polish: przeć

See also

• *proti, *protivъ
• *pertiti?, *perčiti, *perkъ

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “преть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “прения”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 65
• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “пьрѣти”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 558
• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “пьрѣти сѧ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1774

Etymology 2

Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *preh₁- (“to blow, blaze”), whence Ancient Greek πρήθω (prḗthō), πίμπρημι (pímprēmi), Homeric ἐνέπρηθον (enéprēthon), πρήσω (prḗsō), ἔπρησα (éprēsa).

Verb

*pьrěti

2. to rot^?, decay^?, moulder^?

Inflection

Conjugation of *pьrěti, *pьrě, *pьrějetь (?, -ě-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*pьrěnьje	*pьrěti	*pьrětъ	*pьrělъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*pьrěnъ	*pьrějemъ
Active	*pьrěvъ	*pьrěję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pьrěxъ	*pьrě	*pьrě	*pьrějǫ	*pьrěješi	*pьrějetь
Dual	*pьrěxově	*pьrěsta	*pьrěste	*pьrějevě	*pьrějeta	*pьrějete
Plural	*pьrěxomъ	*pьrěste	*pьrěšę	*pьrějemъ	*pьrějete	*pьrějǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*pьrěaxъ	*pьrěaše	*pьrěaše	—	*pьrěji	*pьrěji
Dual	*pьrěaxově	*pьrěašeta	*pьrěašete	*pьrějivě	*pьrějita	—
Plural	*pьrěaxomъ	*pьrěašete	*pьrěaxǫ	*pьrějimъ	*pьrějite	—

Derived terms

• *opьrěti

Related terms

• *para, *pariti, *opariti, *orspariti

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: прэць (precʹ)
  • Russian: пре́ть (prétʹ)
  • Ukrainian: прі́ти (príty)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Polish: przeć
    • Polish: przeć (archaic)
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: prěś, sprěś

See also

• *tьlěti, *pъrtiti, *vędnǫti
• *potъ, *znojь

Further reading

• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “преть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 66