Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perčiti

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

Causative derivative of *perkъ (“transverse, direct”) +‎ *-iti, commonly viewed as a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to propel, forwards”).

Verb

*perčìti impf (perfective *perknǫti)

1. to interfere with
2. to deny, to negate

Inflection

Conjugation of *perčiti, *perči, *perčitь (impf., -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*perčenьje	*perčiti	*perčitъ	*perčilъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*perčenъ	*perčimъ
Active	*perčь	*perčę

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*perčixъ	*perči	*perči	*perčǫ	*perčiši	*perčitь
Dual	*perčixově	*perčista	*perčiste	*perčivě	*perčita	*perčite
Plural	*perčixomъ	*perčiste	*perčišę	*perčimъ	*perčite	*perčętь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*perčaaxъ	*perčaaše	*perčaaše	—	*perči	*perči
Dual	*perčaaxově	*perčaašeta	*perčaašete	*perčivě	*perčita	—
Plural	*perčaaxomъ	*perčaašete	*perčaaxǫ	*perčimъ	*perčite	—

Notes:
• (*)*perčivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Related terms

• *perčьnъ (“transverse, opposite”)
• *perti (“to oppose”)
• *porkъ (“sling”)
• *pъrknǫti (“to appear (out of nowhere)”)

Derived terms

• *perčьka (“obstacle”)
• *perperčiti (“to obstruct”)
• *zaperčiti (“to hinder”)
• *naperčiti (“to propel across”)
• *vъperčiti (“to get involved”)
• *jьzpertiti (“to stumble across, to take an opposing stance”)
• *poperčiti (“to disrupt”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: пере́чити (peréčiti)
    • Ukrainian: пере́чити (peréčyty)
  • Russian: пере́чить (peréčitʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: въпрѣчaти (vŭprěčati, “to get involved”)
  • Bulgarian: прѐча (prèča)
  • Macedonian: пречи (preči)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: приjе́чити

    Latin script: prijéčiti

  • Slovene: prẹ́čiti (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Polish: przeczyć (“to contradict”)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пере́чить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “преча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 685