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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