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

By surface analysis, *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 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
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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