Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/povinǫti
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
An affixed derivative of an otherwise-unattested *vinǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀtei (“to drive away, chase, pursue”).[1]
Verb
*povinǫti pf (imperfective *povinovati)[1]
- to subordinate, subdue
Inflection
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 | — |
- Notes:
- In perfective verbs, present expresses future
Related terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: повинѫти (povinǫti)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*povinǫti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “повиноваться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress