Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/povinǫti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

*povinǫti pf (imperfective *povinovati)^[1]

to subordinate, subdue

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *povinǫti, *povinǫ, *povinetь (perf., -n-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*povinovenьje	*povinǫti	*povinǫtъ	*povinǫlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*povinovenъ	—
Active	*povinǫvъ	—

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*povinǫxъ	*povinǫ	*povinǫ	*povinǫ	*povineši	*povinetь
Dual	*povinǫxově	*povinǫsta	*povinǫste	*povinevě	*povineta	*povinete
Plural	*povinǫxomъ	*povinǫste	*povinǫšę	*povinemъ	*povinete	*povinǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	—	—	—	—	*povini	*povini
Dual	—	—	—	*poviněvě	*poviněta	—
Plural	—	—	—	*poviněmъ	*poviněte	—

In perfective verbs, present expresses future

Related terms edit

*vojь

Descendants edit

South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: повинѫти (povinǫti)

References edit

^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*povinǫti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 415

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*povinǫti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 415

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