Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sterti

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out”).

Verb

*stérti impf

1. to extend

Inflection

Conjugation of *sterti, *ster, *stьretь (impf., -C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*stьrtьje	*sterti	*stertъ	*stьrlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*stьrtъ	*stьromъ
Active	*stьrъ	*stьry

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sterxъ	*ster	*ster	*stьrǫ	*stьreši	*stьretь
Dual	*sterxově	*stersta	*sterste	*stьrevě	*stьreta	*stьrete
Plural	*sterxomъ	*sterste	*steršę	*stьremъ	*stьrete	*stьrǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*stьrěaxъ	*stьrěaše	*stьrěaše	—	*stьri	*stьri
Dual	*stьrěaxově	*stьrěašeta	*stьrěašete	*stьrěvě	*stьrěta	—
Plural	*stьrěaxomъ	*stьrěašete	*stьrěaxǫ	*stьrěmъ	*stьrěte	—

Notes:
• (*)*stьrenъ is doublet of past passive participle

Derived terms

• *persterti
  • *perstornъ
  • *perstorъ
• *prosterti
  • *prostornъ
  • *prostorъ
• *stirati, *sterati

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Church Slavonic: стрети (streti)
  • Slovene: strẹ́ti (tonal orthography) (dated)
• West Slavic:
  • Slovak: strieť

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “простере́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress