Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moťi

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]^[2]

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	—

Aorist *mogeste ⇒ *možeste, ...

Related terms

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мочи (moči)
  - Belarusian: магчы́ (mahčý)
  - Russian: мочь (močʹ)
  - Ukrainian: могти́ (mohtý), мочи́ (močý)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: мощи (mošti)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⰿⱁⱋⰻ (mošti)
- Bulgarian: мо́га (móga)
- Macedonian: може (može)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: мо̏ћи
  
  Latin script: mȍći
- Slovene: móči (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: moci
  - Czech: moci
- Old Polish: móc
  - Polish: móc
  - Silesian: mōc
- Pannonian Rusyn: мочи (moči)
- Slovak: môcť
- Pomeranian:
  - Kashubian: mòc
  - Slovincian: môc
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: móc
  - Lower Sorbian: móc

References

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

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mogtì”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, 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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