говея
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gověti.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
гове́я • (govéja) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (intransitive) to venerate, to regard with high esteem
- (including figuratively) to worship an authority or a deity
- (historical) to keep silence as a sign of veneration
- (intransitive, ecclesiastical) to fast
Usage notes edit
The historical sense refers to an old-style tradition, practised by a newly wed bride in regard to senior members of the bridegroom's family (his parents and grandparents).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of гове́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | гове́ещ govéešt |
говя́л govjál |
гове́ел govéel |
— | гове́ейки govéejki | |
| definite subject form | гове́ещият govéeštijat |
гове́лият govélijat |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | гове́ещия govéeštija |
гове́лия govélija |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | гове́еща govéešta |
говя́ла govjála |
гове́ела govéela |
— | ||
| definite | гове́ещата govéeštata |
говя́лата govjálata |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | гове́ещо govéešto |
говя́ло govjálo |
гове́ело govéelo |
— | гове́ене govéene | |
| definite | гове́ещото govéeštoto |
говя́лото govjáloto |
— | — | гове́енето govéeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | гове́ещи govéešti |
гове́ли govéli |
гове́ели govéeli |
— | гове́ения, гове́енета govéenija, govéeneta | |
| definite | гове́ещите govéeštite |
гове́лите govélite |
— | — | гове́енията, гове́енетата govéenijata, govéenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | гове́я govéja |
гове́еш govéeš |
гове́е govée |
гове́ем govéem |
гове́ете govéete |
гове́ят govéjat | |
| imperfect | гове́ех govéeh |
гове́еше govéeše |
гове́еше govéeše |
гове́ехме govéehme |
гове́ехте govéehte |
гове́еха govéeha | |
| aorist | говя́х govjáh |
говя́ govjá |
говя́ govjá |
говя́хме govjáhme |
говя́хте govjáhte |
говя́ха govjáha | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| гове́й govéj |
гове́йте govéjte |
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Derived terms edit
- догове́я pf (dogovéja), договя́вам impf (dogovjávam)
- загове́я pf (zagovéja), заговя́вам impf (zagovjávam)
- отгове́я pf (otgovéja), отговя́вам impf (otgovjávam)
- погове́я pf (pogovéja), поговя́вам impf (pogovjávam)
- разгове́я се pf (razgovéja se), разговя́вам се impf (razgovjávam se)
- благогове́я (blagogovéja, “to worship”)
- *говязън (*govjazǎn) (obsolete)
- Загове́зни pl (Zagovézni, “last day before start of fasting”) (in Abrahamic religions)
- гове́ен (govéen, resultant adjective)
References edit
- “говея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “говея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “говея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 258
- “говѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
гове́я • (govéja)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of гове́ть (govétʹ)