Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zěpati

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, yawn”). Akin to German geifen, Lithuanian žiópčioti, žiõplinti, žiopsóti and Old Norse geipa.

Verb

*zěpati

  1. (intransitive) to yawn?, to yell?
    Synonyms: *kričati, *zěvàti

Inflection

Conjugation of *zěpati, *zěpa, *zěpajetь (sla, pro, -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*zěpanьje *zěpati *zěpatъ *zěpalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *zěpanъ *zěpajemъ
Active *zěpavъ *zěpaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zěpaxъ *zěpa *zěpa *zěpajǫ *zěpaješi *zěpajetь
Dual *zěpaxově *zěpasta *zěpaste *zěpajevě *zěpajeta *zěpajete
Plural *zěpaxomъ *zěpaste *zěpašę *zěpajemъ *zěpajete *zěpajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zěpaaxъ *zěpaaše *zěpaaše — *zěpaji *zěpaji
Dual *zěpaaxově *zěpaašeta *zěpaašete *zěpajivě *zěpajita —
Plural *zěpaaxomъ *zěpaašete *zěpaaxǫ *zěpajimъ *zěpajite —
Conjugation of *zěpati, *zěpa, *zěpľetь (sla, pro, -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*zěpanьje *zěpati *zěpatъ *zěpalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *zěpanъ *zěpľemъ
Active *zěpavъ *zěpľę
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zěpaxъ *zěpa *zěpa *zěpľǫ *zěpľeši *zěpľetь
Dual *zěpaxově *zěpasta *zěpaste *zěpľevě *zěpľeta *zěpľete
Plural *zěpaxomъ *zěpaste *zěpašę *zěpľemъ *zěpľete *zěpľǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *zěpaaxъ *zěpaaše *zěpaaše — *zěpľi *zěpľi
Dual *zěpaaxově *zěpaašeta *zěpaašete *zěpľivě *zěpľita —
Plural *zěpaaxomъ *zěpaašete *zěpaaxǫ *zěpľimъ *zěpľite —
verbs

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зёпать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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