Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sloniti

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

Formed as *slonъ (shed, offset) +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*slonìti impf (perfective *slaněti)[1]

  1. to lean
  2. to screen, to shelter

Inflection

Conjugation of *sloniti
infinitive *sloniti
supine *slonitъ
verbal noun *slonjenьje
participles present past
active *slonę *slonjь
passive *slonimъ *slonjenъ
resultative *slonilъ
present imperative
1st singular *slonjǫ
2nd singular *slonišь *sloni
3rd singular *slonitь *sloni
1st dual *slonivě *slonivě
2nd dual *slonita *slonita
3rd dual *slonite *slonite
1st plural *slonimъ *slonimъ
2nd plural *slonite *slonite
3rd plural *slonętь
imperfect aorist
1st singular *slonjaaxъ *slonixъ
2nd singular *slonjaaše *sloni
3rd singular *slonjaaše *sloni
1st dual *slonjaaxově *slonixově
2nd dual *slonjaašeta *slonista
3rd dual *slonjaašete *sloniste
1st plural *slonjaaxomъ *slonixomъ
2nd plural *slonjaašete *sloniste
3rd plural *slonjaaxǫ *slonišę
  • *slonъ (shed, offset)
    • *podъslonъ (shelter)
    • *zaslonъ (screen, lodge)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: -слони́ть (-slonítʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: слонити (sloniti)
    • Bulgarian: слоня (slonja)
    • Macedonian: слони (sloni) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian: zaslòniti
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “-слоня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 115
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “-слони́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “slonẹ́ti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*sloni̋ti