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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/loviti

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

From *lȏvъ (“hunting, hunt”) +‎ *-iti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *law-. Cognate with Lithuanian lavùs (“adroit, clever”), lãvyti, lãvinti (“to train, to develop”), Latvian lavît (“to catch”), although per Derksen the latter verb is probably a Slavic borrowing. Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to capture, enjoy”) (e.g., see Vasmer). Per Derksen, no clear cognates outside of Balto-Slavic.

Verb

*lovìti[1][2]

  1. to (try to) catch

Inflection
Conjugation of *loviti, *lovi, *lovitь (?, -i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-iti
― iterative (*nositi⇐*nesti)
― causative (*pojiti⇐*piti)
― ...
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*lovľenьje *loviti *lovitъ *lovilъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *lovľenъ *lovimъ
Active *lovľь *lovę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *lovixъ*lovi*lovi *lovľǫ*loviši*lovitь
Dual *lovixově*lovista*loviste *lovivě*lovita*lovite
Plural *lovixomъ*loviste*lovišę *lovimъ*lovite*lovętь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *lovľaaxъ*lovľaaše*lovľaaše —*lovi*lovi
Dual *lovľaaxově*lovľaašeta*lovľaašete *lovivě*lovita—
Plural *lovľaaxomъ*lovľaašete*lovľaaxǫ *lovimъ*lovite—
    Notes:
  • (*)*lovivъ is a later doublet of the past active participle

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ловити (loviti) (accent paradigm c)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: loviti
    • Old Polish: łowić
    • Kashubian: łowic
    • Slovak: loviť
    • Slovincian: lʉ̀ɵ̯vjĭc
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: łojić
      • Lower Sorbian: łoiś
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*lovìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 286: “v. (c) ‘(try to) catch’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “loviti: lovjǫ lovitь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 257; PR 140)”
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