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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrzati

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 the present stem of an earlier *verzti. Probably continuing Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵʰyéti (“to tighten”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną (“to strangle”) and akin to Lithuanian ver̃žti (“to string”).

Verb

*vьrzàti impf[1][2]

  1. to tie, to bind
    Synonym: *vęzati

Inflection
Conjugation of *vьrzati, *vьrza, *vьržetь (impf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*vьrzanьje *vьrzati *vьrzatъ *vьrzalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *vьrzanъ *vьržemъ
Active *vьrzavъ *vьržę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *vьrzaxъ*vьrza*vьrza *vьržǫ*vьržeši*vьržetь
Dual *vьrzaxově*vьrzasta*vьrzaste *vьrževě*vьržeta*vьržete
Plural *vьrzaxomъ*vьrzaste*vьrzašę *vьržemъ*vьržete*vьržǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *vьrzaaxъ*vьrzaaše*vьrzaaše —*vьrži*vьrži
Dual *vьrzaaxově*vьrzaašeta*vьrzaašete *vьrživě*vьržita—
Plural *vьrzaaxomъ*vьrzaašete*vьrzaaxǫ *vьržimъ*vьržite—
  • *verzti (“to bind”)
    • *sъverzti (“to connect”)
    • *orzverzti (“to tie off”)
    • *priverzti (“to wrap up, to bind”)
    • *otъverzti (“to open”)
  • *vьrzъka (“bond”)
  • *vьrzalъka (“shoe-tie”)
  • *verslo (“binder”)
  • *vьrzьlъ (“bundle”)
  • *vьrzadlo (“knoter (tool)”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: верза́ць (vjerzácʹ)
    • Russian: верза́ть (verzátʹ, “to defecate”), dial. верзти (verzti)
    • Ukrainian: верза́ти (verzáty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: вьрзати (vĭrzati)
    • Bulgarian: вържа (vǎrža)
    • → Macedonian: врзе (vrze) (reflects *verzti)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: врзати (“to sneak”)
      Latin script: vrzati (“to sneak”)
    • Slovene: vrzẹ́ti
  • West Slavic: –

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “отверзать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “връзвам, вържа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 188

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “-vьrzti: -vьrzǫ vьrzetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c binde (PR 139)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016) “vrzẹ̑l”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*verzti̋”
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