žváti

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See also: zvati and zváti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʒʋaːci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʒvaːci/

Verb

žváti impf

  1. to chew
  2. to chatter, to blabber

Conjugation

Conjugation of žváti (class V)
infinitive supine verbal noun
žváti žvat žvánie
Present Imperative
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person žuju žujevě (-va) žujem (-me/-my) – žujvě (-va) žujme (-my)
2nd person žuješ žujeta žujete žuj žujta žujte
3rd person žuje žujeta žujú žuj žujta žujte
Sigmatic aorist Imperfect
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
1st person žvach žvachově (-va) žvachom (-me/-my) žvách, žujiech žváchově, žujiechově (-va) žváchom, žujiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person žva žvasta (-šta) žvaste (-šte) žváše, žujieše žvášta, žujiešta (-sta) žvášte, žujiešte (-ste)
3rd person žva žvasta (-šta) žvachu žváše, žujieše žvášta, žujiešta (-sta) žváchu, žujiechu
L-participle Passive participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine žval žvala žvali žván žvána žváni
Feminine žvala žvale žvaly žvána žváně žvány
Neuter žvalo žvale žvala žváno žváně žvána
Nt-participle S-participle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Masculine žujě žujúce žvav žvavše
Feminine žujúci žvavši
Neuter žujě, žujúci žvav, žvavši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of žváti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Czech: žvýkat

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