męti – Proto-Slavic verb conjugation

Proto-Slavic verb forms of męti

Infinitive

męti

Supine

mętъ

L-participle

mьnlъ

Verbal Noun

mьnenьje

Participles

Active

Pastmьnъ
Presentmьny

Passive

Pastmьnenъ
Presentmьnomъ

Resultative

Aorist

1st sing.mьnъ; mьnoxъ
2nd sing.mьne
3rd sing.mьne
1st dualmьnově; mьnoxově
2nd dualmьneta; mьnosta
3rd dualmьnete; mьnoste
1st plur.mьnomъ; mьnoxomъ
2nd plur.mьnete; mьnoste
3rd plur.mьnǫ; mьnošę

Imperfective

Perfective

Present

1st sing.mьnǫ
2nd sing.mьneši
3rd sing.mьnetь
1st dualmьnevě
2nd dualmьneta
3rd dualmьnete
1st plur.mьnemъ
2nd plur.mьnete
3rd plur.mьnǫtь

Imperfect

1st sing.mьněaxъ
2nd sing.mьněaše
3rd sing.mьněaše
1st dualmьněaxově
2nd dualmьněašeta
3rd dualmьněašete
1st plur.mьněaxomъ
2nd plur.mьněašete
3rd plur.mьněaxǫ

Imperative

2nd sing.mьni
3rd sing.mьni
1st dualmьněvě
2nd dualmьněta
1st plur.mьněmъ
2nd plur.mьněte

Future

Verbs conjugated like męti

klęti, męti,

Etymology

1. Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mínˀtei. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mi̇̀nti (“to trample, to scutch”), Latvian mĩt (“to trample, to scutch”). Further cognates unclear:
2. * Derksen says "doubtful whether there are any cognates outside of Balto-Slavic".
3. * Trubačev proposes Ancient Greek ματέω (matéō, “to trample, to tread”) from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tew-oh₂.
4. * Shansky additionally proposes Irish men (“flour”).

Verbs referencing "męti"

Slovene meti, Russian мять, Czech mnout, Ukrainian м'яти, Belarusan мяць, Bulgarian мъна.

Sample Sentences

Cognates

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