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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bárˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.

Verb

*bòrti [1][2]

  1. to fight (transitive)
  2. (reflexive) to struggle (reflexive)

Inflection
Conjugation of *borti (impf., -C/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*bortьje *borti *bortъ *borlъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *bortъ *bořemъ
Active *borvъ *bořę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *borxъ*bor*bor *bořǫ*bořeši*bořetь
Dual *borxově*borsta*borste *bořevě*bořeta*bořete
Plural *borxomъ*borste*boršę *bořemъ*bořete*bořǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *bořaaxъ*bořaaše*bořaaše —*boři*boři
Dual *bořaaxově*bořaašeta*bořaašete *bořivě*bořita—
Plural *bořaaxomъ*bořaašete*bořaaxǫ *bořimъ*bořite—
    Notes:
  • (*)*borjenъ is doublet of past passive participle

Derived terms
  • *bornь (“resistance, battle”)
  • *borьcь (“fighter, wrestler”)
  • *bořakъ (“winner of a fight”)
  • *borьba (“clash, fight”)
  • *boriti (“to wrestle, to fight”)
  • *boraviti (“to utilize”) (possibly)
  • *barati (“to seek, to examine”) (possibly)
  • *borniti (“to defend”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бороти (boroti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: bróć
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: wobróćso
      • Lower Sorbian: wobrojś

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bòrti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57: “v. (b)”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “borti: borjǫ borjetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 203, 248f., 251; PR 136)”
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