Infinitive
kriti
Supine
kritъ
L-participle
krilъ
Verbal Noun
kritьje
Aorist
| 1st sing. | krixъ |
| 2nd sing. | kri |
| 3rd sing. | kri |
| 1st dual | krixově |
| 2nd dual | krista |
| 3rd dual | kriste |
| 1st plur. | krixomъ |
| 2nd plur. | kriste |
| 3rd plur. | krišę |
Present
| 1st sing. | krьnǫ |
| 2nd sing. | krьneši |
| 3rd sing. | krьnetь |
| 1st dual | krьnevě |
| 2nd dual | krьneta |
| 3rd dual | krьnete |
| 1st plur. | krьnemъ |
| 2nd plur. | krьnete |
| 3rd plur. | krьnǫtь |
Imperfect
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | krьni |
| 3rd sing. | krьni |
| 1st dual | krьněvě |
| 2nd dual | krьněta |
| 1st plur. | krьněmъ |
| 2nd plur. | krьněte |
Future
Verbs conjugated like kriti
kriti,
Etymology
1. Looking only on the meaning “to purchase” it has been related as follows:
2. * From Proto-Indo-European *kʷréyh₂t, root aorist of *kʷreyh₂- (“to buy”).
3. * From Proto-Indo-European *kʷri-n-h₂ (Derksen) or *kʷri-ne (ЭССЯ), from root *kʷreyh₂- (“to buy”)
4. Seen as cognate with
5. Tocharian B karyor (“buying”).
6. Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇāti, “to buy”) (root क्री (krī),
7. Persian خریدن (xaridan),
8. Old Irish crenaid (“to buy”),
9. Ancient Greek ἐπριάμην (epriámēn, “I bought”).
10. Also Baltic derivatives:
11. Old Lithuanian krienas (“money, pay; pretium pro sponsis”),
12. Latvian kriens (“groom's presents for bride, parents and friends”).
13. Based on the meaning “to curve” only attested in derived terms one might put it to *(s)ker- (“to turn”). See: Proto-Indo-European '
*kʷrinéh₂ti', Sanskrit '
क्रीणाति', Dari '
خریدن', Old Irish '
crenaid'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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