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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/začęti

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

*za- +‎ *čęti.

Verb

*začęti

  1. to begin
  2. to conceive

Conjugation
Conjugation of *začęti, *začę, *začьnetь (?, -V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*začętьje *začęti *začętъ *začęlъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *začętъ *začьnomъ
Active *začьnъ *začьny
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *začęsъ*začę*začę *začьnǫ*začьneši*začьnetь
Dual *začęsově*začęsta*začęste *začьnevě*začьneta*začьnete
Plural *začęsomъ*začęste*začęsę *začьnemъ*začьnete*začьnǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *začьněaxъ*začьněaše*začьněaše —*začьni*začьni
Dual *začьněaxově*začьněašeta*začьněašete *začьněvě*začьněta—
Plural *začьněaxomъ*začьněašete*začьněaxǫ *začьněmъ*začьněte—

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: зача́ць (začácʹ)
    • Russian: зача́ть (začátʹ)
    • Ukrainian: зача́ти (začáty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зача́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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