cvesti
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kvisti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sʋə̀sti/, /t͡sʋəstí/, /t͡sʋɛ̀ːsti/
Verb
cvə̀sti or cvəstȉ or cvésti impf
- (intransitive) to bloom, to blossom
- (intransitive) to look healthy, beautiful
- (intransitive) to boom, to do well economically
Conjugation
Class I, accentual type IIA (accent is directly before infinitive ending and not directly before present indicative endings), imperfective
Infinitive cvə̀sti (ø-ti)
| Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) | cvə̀sti | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) | cvə̀st | ||
| Supine | cvə̀st | ||
| l-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvə̀təł, cvə̀ł | cvə̀tla | cvə̀tlo, cvə̀lo |
| dual | cvə̀tla, cvə̀la | cvə̀tli, cvə̀li | cvə̀tli, cvə̀li |
| plural | cvə̀tli, cvə̀li | cvə̀tle, cvə̀le | cvə̀tla, cvə̀la |
| n-/t-participle (passive participle) | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| š-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| adverbial š-participle | – | ||
| True gerund | cvəténje, cvẹ́tje | ||
| Objectified gerund | cvẹ́tje | ||
Present stem cvə̀tem (e-m)
| Present indicative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvə̀tem | cvə̀teva, cvə̀tema | cvə̀temo |
| 2nd person | cvə̀teš | cvə̀teta, cvə̀testa | cvə̀tete, cvə̀teste |
| 3rd person | cvə̀te | cvə̀teta, cvə̀testa | cvə̀tejo, cvətọ́ |
| Imperative | |||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvə̀ti | cvətȋva, cvətȋma | cvətȋmo |
| 2nd person | cvə̀ti | cvətȋta | cvətȋte |
| 3rd person | cvə̀ti | cvətȋta | – |
| č-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvətọ̄č | cvətọ́ča | cvətọ́če |
| dual | cvətọ́ča | cvətọ́či | cvətọ́či |
| plural | cvətọ́či | cvətọ́če | cvətọ́ča |
| adverbial participles | |||
| č-participle | cvətọ̄č | ||
| e-participle | – | ||
Class I, accentual type IID (accent is on the last vowel), imperfective
Infinitive cvəstȉ (ø-ti)
| Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) | cvəstȉ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) | cvə̀st | ||
| Supine | cvə̀st | ||
| l-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvətə̏ł, cvə̀ł | cvətlȁ | cvətlȍ, cvəlȍ |
| dual | cvətlȁ, cvəlȁ | cvətlȉ, cvəlȉ | cvətlȉ, cvəlȉ |
| plural | cvətlȉ, cvəlȉ | cvətlȅ, cvəlȅ | cvətlȁ, cvəlȁ |
| n-/t-participle (passive participle) | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| š-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| adverbial š-participle | – | ||
| True gerund | cvəténje, cvẹ́tje | ||
| Objectified gerund | cvẹ́tje | ||
Present stem cvətȅm (e-m)
| Present indicative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvətȅm | cvətéva, cvətéma | cvətémo |
| 2nd person | cvətȅš | cvətéta, cvətésta | cvətéte, cvətéste |
| 3rd person | cvətȅ | cvətéta, cvətésta | cvətéjo, cvətọ́ |
| Imperative | |||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvətȉ | cvətȋva, cvətȋma | cvətȋmo |
| 2nd person | cvətȉ | cvətȋta | cvətȋte |
| 3rd person | cvətȉ | cvətȋta | – |
| č-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvətọ̄č | cvətọ́ča | cvətọ́če |
| dual | cvətọ́ča | cvətọ́či | cvətọ́či |
| plural | cvətọ́či | cvətọ́če | cvətọ́ča |
| adverbial participles | |||
| č-participle | cvətọ̄č | ||
| e-participle | – | ||
Class I, accentual type IIA (accent is directly before infinitive ending and not directly before present indicative endings), imperfective
Infinitive cvésti (ø-ti)
| Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts) | cvésti | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial) | cvȅst, cvȇst | ||
| Supine | cvȅst, cvȇst | ||
| l-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvétəł, cvȅł | cvétla, cvȇla | cvétlo, cvélo |
| dual | cvétla, cvéla | cvétli, cvéli | cvétli, cvéli |
| plural | cvétli, cvéli | cvétle, cvéle | cvétla, cvéla |
| n-/t-participle (passive participle) | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| š-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | – | – | – |
| dual | – | – | – |
| plural | – | – | – |
| adverbial š-participle | – | ||
| True gerund | cveténje, cvẹ́tje | ||
| Objectified gerund | cvẹ́tje | ||
Present stem cvétem (e-m)
| Present indicative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvétem | cvéteva, cvétema | cvétemo |
| 2nd person | cvéteš | cvéteta, cvétesta | cvétete, cvéteste |
| 3rd person | cvéte | cvéteta, cvétesta | cvétejo, cvetọ́ |
| Imperative | |||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | cvéti | cvetȋva, cvetȋma | cvetȋmo |
| 2nd person | cvéti | cvetȋta | cvetȋte |
| 3rd person | cvéti | cvetȋta | – |
| č-participle | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| singular | cvetọ̄č | cvetọ́ča | cvetọ́če |
| dual | cvetọ́ča | cvetọ́či | cvetọ́či |
| plural | cvetọ́či | cvetọ́če | cvetọ́ča |
| adverbial participles | |||
| č-participle | cvetọ̄č | ||
| e-participle | – | ||
Further reading
- “cvesti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “cvesti”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references