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Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *loviti.

Verb

ловити (lovyty)

  1. (ambitransitive) to hunt
  2. (transitive) to catch

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *loviti.

Verb

ловити (lovitiimpf

  1. hunt
  2. catch

Conjugation

Conjugation of ловити
infinitive ловити (loviti)
supine ловитъ (lovitŭ)
l-participle singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
ловилъ (lovilŭ) ловило (lovilo) ловила (lovila) ловила (lovila) ловилѣ (lovilě) ловилѣ (lovilě) ловили (lovili) ловила (lovila) ловилꙑ (lovily)
person singular dual plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
азъ тꙑ тъ вѣ ва та мꙑ вꙑ ти
present ловлѭ (lovljǫ) ловиши (loviši) ловитъ (lovitŭ) ловивѣ (lovivě) ловита (lovita) ловите, ловита (lovite, lovita) ловимъ (lovimŭ) ловите (lovite) ловѧтъ (lovętŭ)
imperfect ловлꙗахъ (lovljaaxŭ) ловлꙗаше (lovljaaše) ловлꙗаше (lovljaaše) ловлꙗаховѣ (lovljaaxově) ловлꙗашета (lovljaašeta) ловлꙗашете, ловлꙗашета (lovljaašete, lovljaašeta) ловлꙗахомъ (lovljaaxomŭ) ловлꙗашете (lovljaašete) ловлꙗахѫ (lovljaaxǫ)
aorist ловихъ (lovixŭ) лови (lovi) лови (lovi) ловиховѣ (lovixově) ловиста (lovista) ловисте, ловиста (loviste, lovista) ловихомъ (lovixomŭ) ловисте (loviste) ловишѧ (lovišę)
perfect Use the l-participle of ловити and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → ловилъ ѥсмь
pluperfect Use the l-participle of ловити and the aorist, imperfect or perfect tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → ловилъ бѣхъ, ловилъ бѣахъ or ловилъ бꙑлъ ѥсмь
future perfect Use the l-participle of ловити and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → ловилъ бѫдѫ
conditional Use the l-participle of ловити and the conditional of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → ловилъ бимь
imperative лови (lovi) лови (lovi) ловивѣ (lovivě) ловита (lovita) ловимъ (lovimŭ) ловите (lovite)
Present active participle of ловити
short forms
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative ловѧ (lovę) ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧща (lovęšta) ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧще (lovęšte) ловѧща (lovęšta) ловѧщѧ (lovęštę)
genitive ловѧща (lovęšta) ловѧщѧ (lovęštę) ловѧщоу (lovęštu) ловѧщь (lovęštĭ)
dative ловѧщоу (lovęštu) ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧщема (lovęštema) ловѧщама (lovęštama) ловѧщемъ (lovęštemŭ) ловѧщамъ (lovęštamŭ)
accusative ловѧщь (lovęštĭ) ловѧще (lovęšte) ловѧщѫ (lovęštǫ) ловѧща (lovęšta) ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧщѧ (lovęštę) ловѧща (lovęšta) ловѧщѧ (lovęštę)
instrumental ловѧщемь (lovęštemĭ) ловѧщеѭ (lovęštejǫ) ловѧщема (lovęštema) ловѧщама (lovęštama) ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧщами (lovęštami)
locative ловѧщи (lovęšti) ловѧщоу (lovęštu) ловѧщихъ (lovęštixŭ) ловѧщахъ (lovęštaxŭ)
long forms
nominative ловѧи (lovęi) ловѧщеѥ (lovęšteje) ловѧщиꙗ (lovęštija) ловѧщаꙗ (lovęštaja) ловѧщии (lovęštii) ловѧщеи, ловѧщии (lovęštei, lovęštii) ловѧщаꙗ (lovęštaja) ловѧщѧѩ (lovęštęję)
genitive ловѧщаѥго (lovęštajego) ловѧщѧѩ (lovęštęję) ловѧщоую (lovęštuju) ловѧщиихъ (lovęštiixŭ)
dative ловѧщоуѥмоу (lovęštujemu) ловѧщии (lovęštii) ловѧщиима (lovęštiima) ловѧщиимъ (lovęštiimŭ)
accusative ловѧщии (lovęštii) ловѧщеѥ (lovęšteje) ловѧщѫѭ (lovęštǫjǫ) ловѧщаꙗ (lovęštaja) ловѧщии (lovęštii) ловѧщѧѩ (lovęštęję) ловѧщаꙗ (lovęštaja) ловѧщѧѩ (lovęštęję)
instrumental ловѧщиимь (lovęštiimĭ) ловѧщѫѭ (lovęštǫjǫ) ловѧщиима (lovęštiima) ловѧщиими (lovęštiimi)
locative ловѧщиимь (lovęštiimĭ) ловѧщии (lovęštii) ловѧщоую (lovęštuju) ловѧщиихъ (lovęštiixŭ)
Present passive participle of ловити
short forms
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative ловимъ (lovimŭ) ловимо (lovimo) ловима (lovima) ловима (lovima) ловимѣ (lovimě) ловими (lovimi) ловима (lovima) ловимꙑ (lovimy)
genitive ловима (lovima) ловимꙑ (lovimy) ловимоу (lovimu) ловимъ (lovimŭ)
dative ловимоу (lovimu) ловимѣ (lovimě) ловимома (lovimoma) ловимама (lovimama) ловимомъ (lovimomŭ) ловимамъ (lovimamŭ)
accusative ловимъ (lovimŭ) ловимо (lovimo) ловимѫ (lovimǫ) ловима (lovima) ловимѣ (lovimě) ловимꙑ (lovimy) ловима (lovima) ловимꙑ (lovimy)
instrumental ловимомь (lovimomĭ) ловимоѭ (lovimojǫ) ловимома (lovimoma) ловимама (lovimama) ловимꙑ (lovimy) ловимами (lovimami)
locative ловимѣ (lovimě) ловимоу (lovimu) ловимѣхъ (loviměxŭ) ловимахъ (lovimaxŭ)
long forms
nominative ловимꙑи (lovimyi) ловимоѥ (lovimoje) ловимаꙗ (lovimaja) ловимаꙗ (lovimaja) ловимѣи (loviměi) ловимии (lovimii) ловимаꙗ (lovimaja) ловимꙑѩ (lovimyję)
genitive ловимaѥго (lovimajego) ловимꙑѩ (lovimyję) ловимоую (lovimuju) ловимꙑихъ (lovimyixŭ)
dative ловимоуѥмоу (lovimujemu) ловимѣи (loviměi) ловимꙑима (lovimyima) ловимꙑимъ (lovimyimŭ)
accusative ловимꙑи (lovimyi) ловимоѥ (lovimoje) ловимѫѭ (lovimǫjǫ) ловимаꙗ (lovimaja) ловимѣи (loviměi) ловимꙑѩ (lovimyję) ловимаꙗ (lovimaja) ловимꙑѩ (lovimyję)
instrumental ловимꙑимь (lovimyimĭ) ловимѫѭ (lovimǫjǫ) ловимꙑима (lovimyima) ловимꙑими (lovimyimi)
locative ловимѣѥмь (lovimějemĭ) ловимѣи (loviměi) ловимоую (lovimuju) ловимꙑихъ (lovimyixŭ)
Past active participle of ловити
short forms
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative ловль, ловивъ (lovlĭ, lovivŭ) ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльша, ловивъша (lovlĭša, lovivŭša) ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльше, ловивъше (lovlĭše, lovivŭše) ловльша, ловивъша (lovlĭša, lovivŭša) ловльшѧ, ловивъшѧ (lovlĭšę, lovivŭšę)
genitive ловльша, ловивъша (lovlĭša, lovivŭša) ловльшѧ, ловивъшѧ (lovlĭšę, lovivŭšę) ловльшоу, ловивъшоу (lovlĭšu, lovivŭšu) ловльшь, ловивъшь (lovlĭšĭ, lovivŭšĭ)
dative ловльшоу, ловивъшоу (lovlĭšu, lovivŭšu) ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльшема, ловивъшема (lovlĭšema, lovivŭšema) ловльшама, ловивъшама (lovlĭšama, lovivŭšama) ловльшемъ, ловивъшемъ (lovlĭšemŭ, lovivŭšemŭ) ловльшамъ, ловивъшамъ (lovlĭšamŭ, lovivŭšamŭ)
accusative ловльшь, ловивъшь (lovlĭšĭ, lovivŭšĭ) ловльше, ловивъше (lovlĭše, lovivŭše) ловльшѫ, ловивъшѫ (lovlĭšǫ, lovivŭšǫ) ловльша, ловивъша (lovlĭša, lovivŭša) ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльшѧ, ловивъшѧ (lovlĭšę, lovivŭšę) ловльша, ловивъша (lovlĭša, lovivŭša) ловльшѧ, ловивъшѧ (lovlĭšę, lovivŭšę)
instrumental ловльшемь, ловивъшемь (lovlĭšemĭ, lovivŭšemĭ) ловльшеѭ, ловивъшеѭ (lovlĭšejǫ, lovivŭšejǫ) ловльшема, ловивъшема (lovlĭšema, lovivŭšema) ловльшама, ловивъшама (lovlĭšama, lovivŭšama) ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльшами, ловивъшами (lovlĭšami, lovivŭšami)
locative ловльши, ловивъши (lovlĭši, lovivŭši) ловльшоу, ловивъшоу (lovlĭšu, lovivŭšu) ловльшихъ, ловивъшихъ (lovlĭšixŭ, lovivŭšixŭ) ловльшахъ, ловивъшахъ (lovlĭšaxŭ, lovivŭšaxŭ)
long forms
nominative ловльи, ловивъи (lovlĭi, lovivŷi) ловльшеѥ, ловивъшеѥ (lovlĭšeje, lovivŭšeje) ловльшиꙗ, ловивъшиꙗ (lovlĭšija, lovivŭšija) ловльшаꙗ, ловивъшаꙗ (lovlĭšaja, lovivŭšaja) ловльшии, ловивъшии (lovlĭšii, lovivŭšii) ловльшеи, ловльшии, ловивъшеи, ловивъшии (lovlĭšei, lovlĭšii, lovivŭšei, lovivŭšii) ловльшаꙗ, ловивъшаꙗ (lovlĭšaja, lovivŭšaja) ловльшѧѩ, ловивъшѧѩ (lovlĭšęję, lovivŭšęję)
genitive ловльшаѥго, ловивъшаѥго (lovlĭšajego, lovivŭšajego) ловльшѧѩ, ловивъшѧѩ (lovlĭšęję, lovivŭšęję) ловльшоую, ловивъшоую (lovlĭšuju, lovivŭšuju) ловльшиихъ, ловивъшиихъ (lovlĭšiixŭ, lovivŭšiixŭ)
dative ловльшоуѥмоу, ловивъшоуѥмоу (lovlĭšujemu, lovivŭšujemu) ловльшии, ловивъшии (lovlĭšii, lovivŭšii) ловльшиима, ловивъшиима (lovlĭšiima, lovivŭšiima) ловльшиимъ, ловивъшиимъ (lovlĭšiimŭ, lovivŭšiimŭ)
accusative ловльшии, ловивъшии (lovlĭšii, lovivŭšii) ловльшеѥ, ловивъшеѥ (lovlĭšeje, lovivŭšeje) ловльшѫѭ, ловивъшѫѭ (lovlĭšǫjǫ, lovivŭšǫjǫ) ловльшаꙗ, ловивъшаꙗ (lovlĭšaja, lovivŭšaja) ловльшии, ловивъшии (lovlĭšii, lovivŭšii) ловльшѧѩ, ловивъшѧѩ (lovlĭšęję, lovivŭšęję) ловльшаꙗ, ловивъшаꙗ (lovlĭšaja, lovivŭšaja) ловльшѧѩ, ловивъшѧѩ (lovlĭšęję, lovivŭšęję)
instrumental ловльшиимь, ловивъшиимь (lovlĭšiimĭ, lovivŭšiimĭ) ловльшѫѭ, ловивъшѫѭ (lovlĭšǫjǫ, lovivŭšǫjǫ) ловльшиима, ловивъшиима (lovlĭšiima, lovivŭšiima) ловльшиими, ловивъшиими (lovlĭšiimi, lovivŭšiimi)
locative ловльшиимь, ловивъшиимь (lovlĭšiimĭ, lovivŭšiimĭ) ловльшии, ловивъшии (lovlĭšii, lovivŭšii) ловльшоую, ловивъшоую (lovlĭšuju, lovivŭšuju) ловльшиихъ, ловивъшиихъ (lovlĭšiixŭ, lovivŭšiixŭ)
Past passive participle of ловити
short forms
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative ловлѥнъ (lovljenŭ) ловлѥно (lovljeno) ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥнѣ (lovljeně) ловлѥни (lovljeni) ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥнꙑ (lovljeny)
genitive ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥнꙑ (lovljeny) ловлѥноу (lovljenu) ловлѥнъ (lovljenŭ)
dative ловлѥноу (lovljenu) ловлѥнѣ (lovljeně) ловлѥнома (lovljenoma) ловлѥнама (lovljenama) ловлѥномъ (lovljenomŭ) ловлѥнамъ (lovljenamŭ)
accusative ловлѥнъ (lovljenŭ) ловлѥно (lovljeno) ловлѥнѫ (lovljenǫ) ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥнѣ (lovljeně) ловлѥнꙑ (lovljeny) ловлѥна (lovljena) ловлѥнꙑ (lovljeny)
instrumental ловлѥномь (lovljenomĭ) ловлѥноѭ (lovljenojǫ) ловлѥнома (lovljenoma) ловлѥнама (lovljenama) ловлѥнꙑ (lovljeny) ловлѥнами (lovljenami)
locative ловлѥнѣ (lovljeně) ловлѥноу (lovljenu) ловлѥнѣхъ (lovljeněxŭ) ловлѥнахъ (lovljenaxŭ)
long forms
nominative ловлѥнꙑи (lovljenyi) ловлѥноѥ (lovljenoje) ловлѥнаꙗ (lovljenaja) ловлѥнаꙗ (lovljenaja) ловлѥнѣи (lovljeněi) ловлѥнии (lovljenii) ловлѥнаꙗ (lovljenaja) ловлѥнꙑѩ (lovljenyję)
genitive ловлѥнaѥго (lovljenajego) ловлѥнꙑѩ (lovljenyję) ловлѥноую (lovljenuju) ловлѥнꙑихъ (lovljenyixŭ)
dative ловлѥноуѥмоу (lovljenujemu) ловлѥнѣи (lovljeněi) ловлѥнꙑима (lovljenyima) ловлѥнꙑимъ (lovljenyimŭ)
accusative ловлѥнꙑи (lovljenyi) ловлѥноѥ (lovljenoje) ловлѥнѫѭ (lovljenǫjǫ) ловлѥнаꙗ (lovljenaja) ловлѥнѣи (lovljeněi) ловлѥнꙑѩ (lovljenyję) ловлѥнаꙗ (lovljenaja) ловлѥнꙑѩ (lovljenyję)
instrumental ловлѥнꙑимь (lovljenyimĭ) ловлѥнѫѭ (lovljenǫjǫ) ловлѥнꙑима (lovljenyima) ловлѥнꙑими (lovljenyimi)
locative ловлѥнѣѥмь (lovljenějemĭ) ловлѥнѣи (lovljeněi) ловлѥноую (lovljenuju) ловлѥнꙑихъ (lovljenyixŭ)

Descendants

  • Russian: ловить (lovitʹ)
  • Bulgarian: ловя (lovja)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ло̀вити
    Latin script: lòviti

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *loviti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǒʋiti/
  • Hyphenation: ло‧ви‧ти

Verb

ло̀вити impf (Latin spelling lòviti)

  1. (ambitransitive) to hunt
  2. (ambitransitive) to chase, pursue
  3. (transitive) to catch

Conjugation

Conjugation of ловити
infinitive ловити
present verbal adverb ло̀ве̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun ло̀вље̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present ловим ловиш лови ловимо ловите лове
future future I ловит ћу1
ловићу
ловит ћеш1
ловићеш
ловит ће1
ловиће
ловит ћемо1
ловићемо
ловит ћете1
ловићете
ловит ћē1
ловиће
future II бу̏де̄м ловио2 бу̏де̄ш ловио2 бу̏де̄ ловио2 бу̏де̄мо ловили2 бу̏де̄те ловили2 бу̏дӯ ловили2
past perfect ловио сам2 ловио си2 ловио је2 ловили смо2 ловили сте2 ловили су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам ловио2 би̏о си ловио2 би̏о је ловио2 би́ли смо ловили2 би́ли сте ловили2 би́ли су ловили2
imperfect ловљах ловљаше ловљаше ловљасмо ловљасте ловљаху
conditional conditional I ловио бих2 ловио би2 ловио би2 ловили бисмо2 ловили бисте2 ловили би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих ловио2 би̏о би ловио2 би̏о би ловио2 би́ли бисмо ловили2 би́ли бисте ловили2 би́ли би ловили2
imperative лови ловимо ловите
active past participle ловио m / ловила f / ловило n ловили m / ловиле f / ловила n
passive past participle ловљен m / ловљена f / ловљено n ловљени m / ловљене f / ловљена n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ловити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *loviti.

Pronunciation

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Verb

лови́ти (lovýtyimpf (perfective злови́ти) (transitive)

  1. to catch (to seize or intercept an object moving through the air or some other medium)
  2. to catch (to grab, seize, take hold of)
  3. to catch (to board a means of transportation)
  4. to catch (to capture or snare someone or something which would rather escape)
  5. to catch (to take in with one's senses or intellect; to perceive and understand)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading