говеть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gověti.

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Verb

гове́ть • (govétʹ) impf (perfective загове́ть or отгове́ть)

  1. (religion, Christianity) to fast and attend church services in preparation for communion
    • 1909, Boris Savinkov, Конь бледный / The pale horse:
      В детстве говеешь ещё на шестой. Пост всю неделю, до причастия ни маковой росинки во рту.
      V detstve goveješʹ ješčó na šestoj. Post vsju nedelju, do pričastija ni makovoj rosinki vo rtu.
      In the childhood, (you're) fastening already on the sixth (day). The fast is going on the whole week, (so) until the communion you've got not a single morsel to eat.
  2. (obsolete) to respect, to esteem, to honor highly

Conjugation

Conjugation of гове́ть (class 1a imperfective intransitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive гове́ть
govétʹ
participles present tense past tense
active гове́ющий
govéjuščij		 гове́вший
govévšij
passive — —
adverbial гове́я
govéja		 гове́в
govév,
гове́вши
govévši
present tense future tense
1st singular (я) гове́ю
govéju		 бу́ду гове́ть
búdu govétʹ
2nd singular (ты) гове́ешь
govéješʹ		 бу́дешь гове́ть
búdešʹ govétʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́) гове́ет
govéjet		 бу́дет гове́ть
búdet govétʹ
1st plural (мы) гове́ем
govéjem		 бу́дем гове́ть
búdem govétʹ
2nd plural (вы) гове́ете
govéjete		 бу́дете гове́ть
búdete govétʹ
3rd plural (они́) гове́ют
govéjut		 бу́дут гове́ть
búdut govétʹ
imperative singular plural
гове́й
govéj		 гове́йте
govéjte
past tense singular plural
(мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он) гове́л
govél		 гове́ли
govéli
feminine (я/ты/она́) гове́ла
govéla
neuter (оно́) гове́ло
govélo

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