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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bičevati
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
*bičь (“lash”) + *-ovati
Verb
*bičevati impf
- Alternative form of *bičati
Conjugation
Conjugation of *bičevati (impf., -ova/u-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| *bičevanьje | *bičevati | *bičevatъ | *bičevalъ |
| Participles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
| Passive | *bičevanъ | *bičujemъ |
| Active | *bičevavъ | *bičuję |
| Aorist | Present | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *bičevaxъ | *bičeva | *bičeva | *bičujǫ | *bičuješi | *bičujetь |
| Dual | *bičevaxově | *bičevasta | *bičevaste | *bičujevě | *bičujeta | *bičujete |
| Plural | *bičevaxomъ | *bičevaste | *bičevašę | *bičujemъ | *bičujete | *bičujǫtь |
| Imperfect | Imperative | |||||
| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Singular | *bičevaaxъ | *bičevaaše | *bičevaaše | — | *bičuji | *bičuji |
| Dual | *bičevaaxově | *bičevaašeta | *bičevaašete | *bičujivě | *bičujita | — |
| Plural | *bičevaaxomъ | *bičevaašete | *bičevaaxǫ | *bičujimъ | *bičujite | — |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Russian: бичева́ть (bičevátʹ)
- Ukrainian: бичува́ти (byčuváty)
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: бичу́вам (bičúvam)
- Macedonian: бичува (bičuva)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: би̏чевати
- Latin: bȉčevati
- Slovene: bičeváti (rare, more commonly bīčati)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: bičovat
- Polish: biczować
- Slovak: bičovať
Further reading
- “Proto-Slavic/bičevati” in Hrvatski jezični portal