Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moťi

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 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 earlier *mogtì (through the law of open syllables), equal to *mog- + *-ti. Further, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”).

Verb

*moťì

  1. to be able

Conjugation

Conjugation of *moťi, *može, *možetь (?, -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*moženьje *moťi *moťь *moglъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *moženъ *mogomъ
Active *mogъ *mogy
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *mog(ox)ъ *može *može *mogǫ *možeši *možetь
Dual *mog(ox)ově *mog(e/os)ta *mog(e/os)te *moževě *možeta *možete
Plural *mog(ox)omъ *mog(e/os)te *mogǫ, *mogošę *možemъ *možete *mogǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *možaaxъ *možaaše *možaaše — *modzi *modzi
Dual *možaaxově *možaašeta *možaašete *modzěvě *modzěta —
Plural *možaaxomъ *možaašete *možaaxǫ *modzěmъ *modzěte —

Related terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mogtì”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 321: “v. (b) ‘be able’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mogti: mogǫ možetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 208, 252; PR 136; MP 19)”
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