Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъrčiti

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 *tъrkъ (“sudden motion, twerk”) +‎ *-iti, semantically influenced by *tъrkati (“to prod, to shove”) (whence Slovene trkati (“to throb”)).

Verb

*tъrčiti impf

1. Alternative form of *tъrčati: to move abruptly
2. (causative) to prompt, to spur

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tъrčiti, *tъrči, *tъrčitь (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*tъrčenьje	*tъrčiti	*tъrčitъ	*tъrčilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*tъrčenъ	*tъrčimъ
Active	*tъrčь	*tъrčę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*tъrčixъ	*tъrči	*tъrči	*tъrčǫ	*tъrčiši	*tъrčitь
Dual	*tъrčixově	*tъrčista	*tъrčiste	*tъrčivě	*tъrčita	*tъrčite
Plural	*tъrčixomъ	*tъrčiste	*tъrčišę	*tъrčimъ	*tъrčite	*tъrčętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*tъrčaaxъ	*tъrčaaše	*tъrčaaše	—	*tъrči	*tъrči
Dual	*tъrčaaxově	*tъrčaašeta	*tъrčaašete	*tъrčivě	*tъrčita	—
Plural	*tъrčaaxomъ	*tъrčaašete	*tъrčaaxǫ	*tъrčimъ	*tъrčite	—

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

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: tŕčiti

Further reading

• Snoj, Marko (2016) “tŕčiti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si