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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
By surface analysis, *za- + *čęti.
Verb
*začęti
- to begin
- to conceive
Conjugation
Conjugation of
*začęti, *začę, *začьnetь (?,
-V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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| *začętьje
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*začęti
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*začętъ
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*začęlъ
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|
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Participles
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| Tense
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Past
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Present
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| Passive
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*začętъ
|
*začьnomъ
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| Active
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*začьnъ
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*začьny
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|
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Aorist
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Present
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| Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
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| Singular
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*začęsъ |
*začę |
*začę
|
*začьnǫ |
*začьneši |
*začьnetь
|
| Dual
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*začęsově |
*začęsta |
*začęste
|
*začьnevě |
*začьneta |
*začьnete
|
| Plural
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*začęsomъ |
*začęste |
*začęsę
|
*začьnemъ |
*začьnete |
*začьnǫtь
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|
|
Imperfect
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Imperative
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| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
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| Singular
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*začьněaxъ |
*začьněaše |
*začьněaše
|
— |
*začьni |
*začьni
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| Dual
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*začьněaxově |
*začьněašeta |
*začьněašete
|
*začьněvě |
*začьněta |
—
|
| Plural
|
*začьněaxomъ |
*začьněašete |
*začьněaxǫ
|
*začьněmъ |
*začьněte |
—
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зача́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
