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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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Verb

*ščьvati

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

Inflection

adjective
  • *čьvanъ
noun
  • *čьvanьstvo
verb

Descendants

  • South Slavic
    • Slovene: ščúti, ščuváti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic
    • Old Czech: ščváti
    • Old Polish: szczwać
    • Slovak: štvať
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šćwaś
      • Upper Sorbian: šćuwać

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щува́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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