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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *znakъ + *-iti.
Verb
*značiti
- to mean?
Inflection
Conjugation of *značiti, *znači, *značitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *značenьje
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*značiti
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*značitъ
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*značilъ
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*značenъ
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*značimъ
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| Active
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*značь
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*značę
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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| Singular
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*značixъ |
*znači |
*znači
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*značǫ |
*značiši |
*značitь
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| Dual
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*značixově |
*značista |
*značiste
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*značivě |
*značita |
*značite
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| Plural
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*značixomъ |
*značiste |
*značišę
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*značimъ |
*značite |
*značętь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
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*značaaxъ |
*značaaše |
*značaaše
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*znači |
*znači
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| Dual
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*značaaxově |
*značaašeta |
*značaašete
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*značivě |
*značita |
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| Plural
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*značaaxomъ |
*značaašete |
*značaaxǫ
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*značimъ |
*značite |
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Notes: - (*)*značivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Lechitic:
- Czech: značit
- Slovak: značiť
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “знак”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 648
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “знача”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 649