ziebsti

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zęti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈzi̯ɛːbsci/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈziːpsci/

Verb

ziebsti impf

1. to be cold, to freeze

Conjugation

Conjugation of ziebsti (class I)

infinitive	supine	verbal noun
ziebsti	zěbst	zěbenie

	Present			Imperative
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	zabu	zěbevě (-va)	zěbem (-me/-my)	–	zěbvě, zěběvě (-va)	zěbme, zěběm (-me/-my)
2nd person	zěbeš	zěbeta	zěbete	zěb, zěbi	zěbta, zěběta	zěbte, zěběte
3rd person	zěbe	zěbeta	zabú	zěb, zěbi	zěbta, zěběta	zěbte, zěběte

	Sigmatic aorist			Asigmatic aorist
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	zěbech	zěbechově (-va)	zěbechom (-me/-my)	zab	zabově (-va)	zabom (-me/-my)
2nd person	zěbe	zěbesta (-šta)	zěbeste (-šte)	zěbe	zěbeta	zěbete
3rd person	zěbe	zěbesta (-šta)	zěbechu	zěbe	zěbeta	zabu (-ú)
	Imperfect
	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	zěbiech	zěbiechově (-va)	zěbiechom (-me/-my)
2nd person	zěbieše	zěbiešta (-sta)	zěbiešte (-ste)
3rd person	zěbieše	zěbiešta (-sta)	zěbiechu

	L-participle			Passive participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	zábl	zábla	ziebli	zěben	zěbena	zěbeni
Feminine	zábla	zieble	zábly	zěbena	zěbeně	zěbeny
Neuter	záblo	zieble	zábla	zěbeno	zěbeně	zěbena

	Nt-participle			S-participle
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Masculine	zaba	zabúce		zab	zěbše
Feminine	zabúci			zěbši
Neuter	zaba, zabúci			zab, zěbši

Note: This table shows the most common forms of ziebsti around the 13th/14th century. See also Appendix:Old Czech verbs and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• otziebsti
• oziebsti

 

Descendants

• Czech: zábst, zábnout

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ziebsti”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění