Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrěti.
Verb
зьрѣти • (zĭrěti) impf
- (ambitransitive) to see
- Synonym: видѣти (viděti)
- (ambitransitive) to look at, to behold
- Synonym: видѣти (viděti)
Conjugation
Conjugation of зьрѣти (class II2, transitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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зьрѣти
zĭrěti
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зьрѣтъ
zĭrětŭ
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зьрѣниѥ
zĭrěnije
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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зьрѧ
zĭrę
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зьрѣвъ
zĭrěvŭ
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| passive
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зьримъ
zĭrimŭ
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зьрѣнъ
zĭrěnŭ
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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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зьрѣлъ
zĭrělŭ
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зьрѣло
zĭrělo
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зьрѣла
zĭrěla
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| dual
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зьрѣла
zĭrěla
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зьрѣлѣ
zĭrělě
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зьрѣлѣ
zĭrělě
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| plural
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зьрѣли
zĭrěli
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зьрѣла
zĭrěla
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зьрѣлꙑ
zĭrěly
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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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зьр҄ѭ
zĭrʹjǫ
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зьрѣахъ
zĭrěaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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зьриши
zĭriši
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зьрѣаше
zĭrěaše
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зьри
zĭri
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| 3rd
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зьритъ
zĭritŭ
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зьрѣаше
zĭrěaše
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зьри
zĭri
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| dual
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1st
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зьривѣ
zĭrivě
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зьрѣаховѣ
zĭrěaxově
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зьривѣ
zĭrivě
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| 2nd
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зьрита
zĭrita
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зьрѣашета
zĭrěašeta
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зьрита
zĭrita
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| 3rd
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зьрите, зьрита
zĭrite, zĭrita
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зьрѣашете, зьрѣашета
zĭrěašete, zĭrěašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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зьримъ
zĭrimŭ
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зьрѣахомъ
zĭrěaxomŭ
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зьримъ
zĭrimŭ
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| 2nd
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зьрите
zĭrite
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зьрѣашете
zĭrěašete
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зьрите
zĭrite
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| 3rd
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зьрѧтъ
zĭrętŭ
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зьрѣахѫ
zĭrěaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist6
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| singular
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1st
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зьрѣхъ
zĭrěxŭ
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| 2nd
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зьрѣ
zĭrě
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| 3rd
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зьрѣ
zĭrě
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| dual
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1st
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зьрѣховѣ
zĭrěxově
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| 2nd
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зьрѣста
zĭrěsta
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| 3rd
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зьрѣсте, зьрѣста
zĭrěste, zĭrěsta
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| plural
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1st
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зьрѣхомъ
zĭrěxomŭ
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| 2nd
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зьрѣсте
zĭrěste
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| 3rd
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зьрѣшѧ
zĭrěšę
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| compound forms
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of зьрѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → зьрѣлъ ѥстъ
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of зьрѣти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → зьрѣлъ бѣ/бѣаше
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| future
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Use the infinitive of зьрѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ зьрѣти
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| future perfect2, 4
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Use the l-participle of зьрѣти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → зьрѣлъ бѫдетъ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of зьрѣти and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → зьрѣлъ 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.
Derived terms
- възьрѣние (vŭzĭrěnije)
- възьрѣти (vŭzĭrěti)
- дозьрѣние (dozĭrěnije)
- дозьрѣти (dozĭrěti)
- зазьрѣти (zazĭrěti)
- зьрѣние (zĭrěnije)
- назьрѣние (nazĭrěnije)
- назьрѣти (nazĭrěti)
- призьрѣти (prizĭrěti)
- прозьрѣние (prozĭrěnije)
- прозьрѣти (prozĭrěti)
- прѣдъзьрѣти (prědŭzĭrěti)
- прѣзьрѣние (prězĭrěnije)
- прѣзьрѣти (prězĭrěti)
- оузьрѣти (uzĭrěti)
- възирание (vŭziranije)
- възирати (vŭzirati)
- зазирати (zazirati)
- зазоръ (zazorŭ)
- зорѧ (zorę)
- зракъ (zrakŭ)
- зрьцало (zrĭcalo)
- назирати (nazirati)
- озирати (ozirati)
- подъзирати (podŭzirati)
- позоръ (pozorŭ)
- призирати (prizirati)
- призоръ (prizorŭ)
- прозирати (prozirati)
- прѣзоръ (prězorŭ)
Descendants
Further reading
- “зьрѣти”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026
- “зьрѣти”, in Исторически речник на българския език [Historical Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022