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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъvati
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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-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, invoke”). Cognate with Lithuanian žavė́ti (“to fascinate, to charm”), Latvian zavêt (“to cast a spell”), Sanskrit हवते (hávate, “to call, invoke”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (zauuaiti, “to call”), Old Armenian ձաւնեմ (jawnem, “to dedicate”), Ancient Greek καυχάομαι (kaukháomai, “to boast”), Irish guth (“voice”).
Inflection
Conjugation of *zъvati (?, -a/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ati
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *zъvanьje | *zъvati | *zъvatъ | *zъvalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *zъvanъ | *zovomъ |
| Active | *zъvavъ | *zovy |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *zъvaxъ | *zъva | *zъva | *zovǫ | *zoveši | *zovetь |
| Dual | *zъvaxově | *zъvasta | *zъvaste | *zovevě | *zoveta | *zovete |
| Plural | *zъvaxomъ | *zъvaste | *zъvašę | *zovemъ | *zovete | *zovǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *zъvaaxъ | *zъvaaše | *zъvaaše | — | *zovi | *zovi |
| Dual | *zъvaaxově | *zъvaašeta | *zъvaašete | *zověvě | *zověta | — |
| Plural | *zъvaaxomъ | *zъvaašete | *zъvaaxǫ | *zověmъ | *zověte | — |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “звать”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zъvati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
- Kapović, Mate (2007), “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch, University of Vienna, page 6: “*zъva̋ti”
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