Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъčęti. By surface analysis, въ (vŭ) + *чѧти (*čęti).
Verb
въчѧти • (vŭčęti) pf
- to begin
Conjugation
Conjugation of въчѧти (class IA1, transitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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въчѧти
vŭčęti
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въчѧтъ
vŭčętŭ
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въчѧтьѥ
vŭčętĭje
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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въчьнꙑ
vŭčĭny
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въчьнъ
vŭčĭnŭ
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| passive
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въчьномъ
vŭčĭnomŭ
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въчѧтъ
vŭčętŭ
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| l-participle
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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| singular
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въчѧлъ
vŭčęlŭ
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въчѧло
vŭčęlo
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въчѧла
vŭčęla
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| dual
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въчѧла
vŭčęla
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въчѧлѣ
vŭčęlě
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въчѧлѣ
vŭčęlě
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| plural
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въчѧли
vŭčęli
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въчѧла
vŭčęla
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въчѧлꙑ
vŭčęly
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present
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imperfect
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imperative
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| singular
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1st
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въчьнѫ
vŭčĭnǫ
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въчьнѣахъ
vŭčĭněaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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въчьнеши
vŭčĭneši
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въчьнѣаше
vŭčĭněaše
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въчьни
vŭčĭni
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| 3rd
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въчьнетъ
vŭčĭnetŭ
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въчьнѣаше
vŭčĭněaše
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въчьни
vŭčĭni
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| dual
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1st
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въчьневѣ
vŭčĭnevě
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въчьнѣаховѣ
vŭčĭněaxově
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въчьнѣве
vŭčĭněve
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| 2nd
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въчьнета
vŭčĭneta
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въчьнѣашета
vŭčĭněašeta
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въчьнѣта
vŭčĭněta
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| 3rd
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въчьнете, въчьнета
vŭčĭnete, vŭčĭneta
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въчьнѣашете, въчьнѣашета
vŭčĭněašete, vŭčĭněašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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въчьнемъ
vŭčĭnemŭ
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въчьнѣахомъ
vŭčĭněaxomŭ
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въчьнѣмъ
vŭčĭněmŭ
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| 2nd
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въчьнете
vŭčĭnete
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въчьнѣашете
vŭčĭněašete
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въчьнѣте
vŭčĭněte
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| 3rd
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въчьнѫтъ
vŭčĭnǫtŭ
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въчьнѣахѫ
vŭčĭněaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist6
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| singular
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1st
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въчѧхъ, въчѧсъ
vŭčęxŭ, vŭčęsŭ
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| 2nd
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въчѧ(тъ)
vŭčę(tŭ)
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| 3rd
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въчѧ(тъ)
vŭčę(tŭ)
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| dual
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1st
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въчѧховѣ, въчѧсовѣ
vŭčęxově, vŭčęsově
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| 2nd
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въчѧста
vŭčęsta
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| 3rd
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въчѧсте, въчѧста
vŭčęste, vŭčęsta
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| plural
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1st
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въчѧхомъ, въчѧсомъ
vŭčęxomŭ, vŭčęsomŭ
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| 2nd
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въчѧсте
vŭčęste
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| 3rd
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въчѧшѧ, въчѧсѧ
vŭčęšę, vŭčęsę
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| compound forms
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of въчѧти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → въчѧлъ ѥстъ
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of въчѧти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → въчѧлъ бѣ/бѣаше
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| future
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Use the infinitive of въчѧти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ въчѧти
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| future perfect2, 4
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Use the l-participle of въчѧти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → въчѧлъ бѫдетъ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of въчѧти and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → въчѧлъ би/бꙑ
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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.
Further reading
- “въчѧти”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026
- “въчѧти”, in Исторически речник на българския език [Historical Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022