Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skubati

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

ye-present counter-part to *skubti +‎ *-jeti.

Verb

*skubati impf

1. alternative form of *skuti (“to pluck”)

Conjugation

Originally:

Conjugation of *skubati, *skuba, *skubľetь (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*skubanьje	*skubati	*skubatъ	*skubalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*skubanъ	*skubľemъ
Active	*skubavъ	*skubľę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*skubaxъ	*skuba	*skuba	*skubľǫ	*skubľeši	*skubľetь
Dual	*skubaxově	*skubasta	*skubaste	*skubľevě	*skubľeta	*skubľete
Plural	*skubaxomъ	*skubaste	*skubašę	*skubľemъ	*skubľete	*skubľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*skubaaxъ	*skubaaše	*skubaaše	—	*skubľi	*skubľi
Dual	*skubaaxově	*skubaašeta	*skubaašete	*skubľivě	*skubľita	—
Plural	*skubaaxomъ	*skubaašete	*skubaaxǫ	*skubľimъ	*skubľite	—

Among some descendants levelled out as:

Conjugation of *skubati, *skuba, *skubajetь (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*skubanьje	*skubati	*skubatъ	*skubalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*skubanъ	*skubajemъ
Active	*skubavъ	*skubaję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*skubaxъ	*skuba	*skuba	*skubajǫ	*skubaješi	*skubajetь
Dual	*skubaxově	*skubasta	*skubaste	*skubajevě	*skubajeta	*skubajete
Plural	*skubaxomъ	*skubaste	*skubašę	*skubajemъ	*skubajete	*skubajǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*skubaaxъ	*skubaaše	*skubaaše	—	*skubaji	*skubaji
Dual	*skubaaxově	*skubaašeta	*skubaašete	*skubajivě	*skubajita	—
Plural	*skubaaxomъ	*skubaašete	*skubaaxǫ	*skubajimъ	*skubajite	—

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: скуба́ць (skubácʹ) (secondary of ску́бці (skúbci))
  • Russian: скуба́ть (skubátʹ) (secondary of ску́сть (skústʹ))
  • Ukrainian: скуба́ти (skubáty) (secondary of ску́бти (skúbty))
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: ску́бя (skúbja)
  • Macedonian: кубе (kube), скубе (skube)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: škubat (< earlier skústi)
  • Polish: skubać
  • Silesian: szkubać
  • Slovak: škubať, skubať
  • Sorbian

    Upper Sorbian: skubać

    Lower Sorbian: skubaś

Further reading

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скубя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 806