Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščьvati

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

Alternative forms

*ščuti

Etymology

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Compare Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Verb

*ščьvati

(transitive) to incite, to sic
Synonym: *juditi

Inflection

Conjugation of *ščьvati, *ščьva, *ščujetь (?, -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*ščьvanьje	*ščьvati	*ščьvatъ	*ščьvalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*ščьvanъ	*ščujemъ
Active	*ščьvavъ	*ščuję

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*ščьvaxъ	*ščьva	*ščьva	*ščujǫ	*ščuješi	*ščujetь
Dual	*ščьvaxově	*ščьvasta	*ščьvaste	*ščujevě	*ščujeta	*ščujete
Plural	*ščьvaxomъ	*ščьvaste	*ščьvašę	*ščujemъ	*ščujete	*ščujǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*ščьvaaxъ	*ščьvaaše	*ščьvaaše	—	*ščuji	*ščuji
Dual	*ščьvaaxově	*ščьvaašeta	*ščьvaašete	*ščujivě	*ščujita	—
Plural	*ščьvaaxomъ	*ščьvaašete	*ščьvaaxǫ	*ščujimъ	*ščujite	—

Related terms

adjective

*čьvanъ

noun

*čьvanьstvo

verb

*čьvati

Descendants

South Slavic
- Slovene: ščúti, ščuváti (tonal orthography)
West Slavic
- Old Czech: ščváti
  - Czech: štvát
- Old Polish: szczwać
  - Polish: szczuć
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: szczëwac
- Slovak: štvať
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: šćwaś
  - Upper Sorbian: šćuwać