Of onomatopoeic origin, from the interjection *be-e-e (“baa”) + *-kati with root vowel shortened. Technically reflecting Proto-Indo-European *beh₁- (“to bleat”).
*bekati impf (perfective *beknǫti)
- Alternative form of *běkati
Conjugation of
*bekati, *beka, *bečetь (
impf.,
-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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*bekatьje
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*bekati
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*bekatъ
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*bekalъ
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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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*bekatъ
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*bečomъ
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Active
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*bekavъ
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*bečy
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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
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2nd
|
3rd
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Singular
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*bekaxъ |
*beka |
*beka
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*bečǫ |
*bečeši |
*bečetь
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Dual
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*bekaxově |
*bekasta |
*bekaste
|
*bečevě |
*bečeta |
*bečete
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Plural
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*bekaxomъ |
*bekaste |
*bekašę
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*bečemъ |
*bečete |
*bečǫtь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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Singular
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*bečěaxъ |
*bečěaše |
*bečěaše
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— |
*beči |
*beči
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Dual
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*bečěaxově |
*bečěašeta |
*bečěašete
|
*bečěvě |
*bečěta |
—
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Plural
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*bečěaxomъ |
*bečěašete |
*bečěaxǫ
|
*bečěmъ |
*bečěte |
—
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Conjugation of
*bekati, *beka, *bekajetь (
impf.,
-a-, 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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*bekanьje
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*bekati
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*bekatъ
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*bekalъ
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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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*bekanъ
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*bekajemъ
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Active
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*bekavъ
|
*bekaję
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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
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
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Singular
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*bekaxъ |
*beka |
*beka
|
*bekajǫ |
*bekaješi |
*bekajetь
|
Dual
|
*bekaxově |
*bekasta |
*bekaste
|
*bekajevě |
*bekajeta |
*bekajete
|
Plural
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*bekaxomъ |
*bekaste |
*bekašę
|
*bekajemъ |
*bekajete |
*bekajǫtь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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Singular
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*bekaaxъ |
*bekaaše |
*bekaaše
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— |
*bekaji |
*bekaji
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Dual
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*bekaaxově |
*bekaašeta |
*bekaašete
|
*bekajivě |
*bekajita |
—
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Plural
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*bekaaxomъ |
*bekaašete |
*bekaaxǫ
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*bekajimъ |
*bekajite |
—
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