блажити

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolžiti. By surface analysis, благъ (blagŭ) +‎ -ити (-iti).

Verb

блажити • (blažitiimpf

  1. (transitive) to praise
    • 11th century, Codex Zographensis (in Glagolitic), Gospel of Luke 1:48:
      ⱄⰵ ⰱⱁ ⱁ̆ⱅⱏⱄⰵⰾⱑ ⰱⰾⰰⰶⱔⱅⱏ ⰿⱔ ⰲⱐⱄⰻ ⱃⱁⰴⰻ ·
      [се бо о̆тъселѣ блажѧтъ мѧ вьси роди ·]
      se bo ŏtŭselě blažętŭ mę vĭsi rodi ·
      [] for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. (KJV)
  2. (intransitive) to be gracious
  3. to consider someone happy
  4. to flatter, to honor

Conjugation

Conjugation of блажити (class II1, transitive)
infinitive supine verbal noun
блажити
blažiti
блажитъ
blažitŭ
блажениѥ
blaženije
participles1 present past
active блажѧ
blažę
блажь, блаживъ
blažĭ, blaživŭ
passive блажимъ
blažimŭ
блаженъ
blaženŭ
l-participle masculine neuter feminine
singular блажилъ
blažilŭ
блажило
blažilo
блажила
blažila
dual блажила
blažila
блажилѣ
blažilě
блажилѣ
blažilě
plural блажили
blažili
блажила
blažila
блажилꙑ
blažily
present imperfect imperative
singular 1st блажѫ
blažǫ
блажаахъ
blažaaxŭ
2nd блажиши
blažiši
блажааше
blažaaše
блажи
blaži
3rd блажитъ
blažitŭ
блажааше
blažaaše
блажи
blaži
dual 1st блаживѣ
blaživě
блажааховѣ
blažaaxově
блаживѣ
blaživě
2nd блажита
blažita
блажаашета
blažaašeta
блажита
blažita
3rd блажите, блажита
blažite, blažita
блажаашете, блажаашета
blažaašete, blažaašeta
plural 1st блажимъ
blažimŭ
блажаахомъ
blažaaxomŭ
блажимъ
blažimŭ
2nd блажите
blažite
блажаашете
blažaašete
блажите
blažite
3rd блажѧтъ
blažętŭ
блажаахѫ
blažaaxǫ
s-aorist6
singular 1st блажихъ
blažixŭ
2nd блажи
blaži
3rd блажи
blaži
dual 1st блажиховѣ
blažixově
2nd блажиста
blažista
3rd блажисте, блажиста
blažiste, blažista
plural 1st блажихомъ
blažixomŭ
2nd блажисте
blažiste
3rd блажишѧ
blažišę
compound forms
perfect2 Use the l-participle of блажити and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → блажилъ ѥстъ
pluperfect2 Use the l-participle of блажити and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → блажилъ бѣ/бѣаше
future Use the infinitive of блажити and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ блажити
future perfect2, 4 Use the l-participle of блажити and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → блажилъ бѫдетъ
conditional2 Use the l-participle of блажити and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → блажилъ би/бꙑ
1 For declension of participles, see their entries.
2 Except first/second-person neuter.
3 Third-person only.
4 Attested only in a few instances.
5 The dual forms are unattested.
6 Also called a sigmatic aorist.
This table shows the normalized inflected forms of блажити. Some forms may be based on conjecture. See also Old Church Slavonic grammar § Verbs on WikipediaWikipedia .

Derived terms

  • оублажити pf (ublažiti)

Further reading

  • блажити”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026
  • блажити”, in Исторически речник на българския език [Historical Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolžiti. From бла̑г.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blǎːʒiti/
  • Hyphenation: бла‧жи‧ти

Verb

бла́жити impf (Latin spelling blážiti)

  1. (transitive) to mitigate, lessen, alleviate (severity, intensity, taste etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of блажити
infinitive блажити
present verbal adverb бла́же̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun бла́же̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present блажим блажиш блажи блажимо блажите блаже
future future I блажит ћу1
блажићу
блажит ћеш1
блажићеш
блажит ће1
блажиће
блажит ћемо1
блажићемо
блажит ћете1
блажићете
блажит ће̄1
блажиће
future II бу̏де̄м блажио2 бу̏де̄ш блажио2 бу̏де̄ блажио2 бу̏де̄мо блажили2 бу̏де̄те блажили2 бу̏дӯ блажили2
past perfect блажио сам2 блажио си2 блажио је2 блажили смо2 блажили сте2 блажили су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам блажио2 би̏о си блажио2 би̏о је блажио2 би́ли смо блажили2 би́ли сте блажили2 би́ли су блажили2
imperfect блажах блажаше блажаше блажасмо блажасте блажаху
conditional conditional I блажио бих2 блажио би2 блажио би2 блажили бисмо2 блажили бисте2 блажили би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих блажио2 би̏о би блажио2 би̏о би блажио2 би́ли бисмо блажили2 би́ли бисте блажили2 би́ли би блажили2
imperative блажи блажимо блажите
active past participle блажио m / блажила f / блажило n блажили m / блажиле f / блажила n
passive past participle блажен m / блажена f / блажено n блажени m / блажене f / блажена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Derived terms

References

  • блажити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026