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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kapati

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

Either of onomatopaeic origin (from the sound made by dripping water cap!) or an enlonged grade of Proto-Slavic *kopati (to dig, to ditch), akin to Lithuanian kapóti (to hack, to chop), Latvian kapât (to chop), and Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, to strike, to shake). Often compared to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapʰas (phlegm, mucus), which however may be from non-Indo-European substratum.

Verb

*kàpati impf (perfective *kapnǫti)[1][2]

  1. to drip

Inflection

  • *kapъ (culvert, drainage)
  • *kapь (drop)
  • *kapežь (leakage)

Derived terms

  • *jьzkapati (to drop out)
  • *zakapati (to leak down, to rot)
  • *okapati (to fall down)
  • *sъkapati (to fall apart, to break down)
  • *prokapati (to leak through)
  • *perkapati (to drip a single droplet)
  • *prikapati (to add a droplet)

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), kapati: kapljǫ kapljetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 13; MP 233)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), kápati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*ka̋pati”
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