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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъvati

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, invoke”). Cognate with Lithuanian žavė́ti (“to fascinate, to charm”), Latvian zavêt (“to cast a spell”), Sanskrit हवते (hávate, “to call, invoke”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (zauuaiti, “to call”), Old Armenian ձաւնեմ (jawnem, “to dedicate”), Ancient Greek καυχάομαι (kaukháomai, “to boast”), Irish guth (“voice”).

Verb

*zъvati[1][2]

  1. to call

Inflection
Conjugation of *zъvati, *zъva, *zovetь (?, -a/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*zъvanьje *zъvati *zъvatъ *zъvalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *zъvanъ *zovomъ
Active *zъvavъ *zovy
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zъvaxъ*zъva*zъva *zovǫ*zoveši*zovetь
Dual *zъvaxově*zъvasta*zъvaste *zovevě*zoveta*zovete
Plural *zъvaxomъ*zъvaste*zъvašę *zovemъ*zovete*zovǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *zъvaaxъ*zъvaaše*zъvaaše —*zovi*zovi
Dual *zъvaaxově*zъvaašeta*zъvaašete *zověvě*zověta—
Plural *zъvaaxomъ*zъvaašete*zъvaaxǫ *zověmъ*zověte—

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: зъвати (zŭvati)
    • Old Novgorodian: звати (zvati)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: зъвати (zŭvati)
      Glagolitic: ⰸⱏⰲⰰⱅⰻ (zŭvati)
    • Bulgarian: зова́ (zová)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: зва̏ти
      Latin: zvȁti
      • Chakavian (Vrgada): zvȁti
      • Chakavian (Orbanići): zvȁt
      • Chakavian (Orlec): zvȁt
      • Chakavian (Stinatz): zv'å:t
      • Chakavian (Kukljica): zvȃti
      • Chakavian (Grobnik): zvȁt
      • Chakavian (Bibinj): zvȁti
      • Chakavian (Rava island): zvâti
      • Chakavian (Prvić Šepurine): zvȁti
      • Chakavian (Gračišće): zvȁt
      • Chakavian (Zaglav, Dugi otok): zvȁti
      • Kajkavian (Bednja): zvȍti
      • Kajkavian (Čabar): zu̯'a:t
      • Kajkavian (Gerovo): zuō̍ve (3rd singular)
      • Kajkavian (Ozalj): zvȁti
      • Kajkavian (Varaždin): zv'ati
    • Slovene: zváti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: zváti
    • Kashubian: zwac
    • Polabian: züvĕ (3rd singular)
    • Old Polish: zwać
    • Slovak: zvať

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zъvati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
  2. Kapović, Mate (2007), “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch‎, University of Vienna, page 6: “*zъva̋ti”
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