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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.
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *věščь + *-ati.
Verb
*věščati
- to prophesy, to foretell
Inflection
Conjugation of *věščati, *věšča, *věščajetь (?, -ě-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *věščanьje
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*věščati
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*věščatъ
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*věščalъ
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*věščanъ
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*věščajemъ
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| Active
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*věščavъ
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*věščaję
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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| Singular
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*věščaxъ |
*věšča |
*věšča
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*věščajǫ |
*věščaješi |
*věščajetь
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| Dual
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*věščaxově |
*věščasta |
*věščaste
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*věščajevě |
*věščajeta |
*věščajete
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| Plural
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*věščaxomъ |
*věščaste |
*věščašę
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*věščajemъ |
*věščajete |
*věščajǫtь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
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*věščaaxъ |
*věščaaše |
*věščaaše
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*věščaji |
*věščaji
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| Dual
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*věščaaxově |
*věščaašeta |
*věščaašete
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*věščajivě |
*věščajita |
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| Plural
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*věščaaxomъ |
*věščaašete |
*věščaaxǫ
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*věščajimъ |
*věščajite |
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: веща́ть (veščátʹ) (obsolete)
- Ukrainian: віща́ти (viščáty) (dated)
- South Slavic:
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вещ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 140