Infinitive
sterťi
Supine
sterťь
L-participle
sterglъ
Verbal Noun
sterženьje
Participles
Passive
| Past | sterženъ |
| Present | stergomъ |
Resultative
Aorist
| 1st sing. | stergъ; stergoxъ |
| 2nd sing. | sterže |
| 3rd sing. | sterže |
| 1st dual | stergově; stergoxově |
| 2nd dual | stergeta; stergosta |
| 3rd dual | stergete; stergoste |
| 1st plur. | stergomъ; stergoxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | stergete; stergoste |
| 3rd plur. | stergǫ; stergošę |
Present
| 1st sing. | stergǫ |
| 2nd sing. | steržeši |
| 3rd sing. | steržetь |
| 1st dual | sterževě |
| 2nd dual | steržeta |
| 3rd dual | steržete |
| 1st plur. | steržemъ |
| 2nd plur. | steržete |
| 3rd plur. | stergǫtь |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | steržaaxъ |
| 2nd sing. | steržaaše |
| 3rd sing. | steržaaše |
| 1st dual | steržaaxově |
| 2nd dual | steržaašeta |
| 3rd dual | steržaašete |
| 1st plur. | steržaaxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | steržaašete |
| 3rd plur. | steržaaxǫ |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | sterdzi |
| 3rd sing. | sterdzi |
| 1st dual | sterdzěvě |
| 2nd dual | sterdzěta |
| 1st plur. | sterdzěmъ |
| 2nd plur. | sterdzěte |
Future
Etymology
1. * Derksen: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sterˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”) and with Lithuanian sérgėti (“to guard”), 3sg. sérgi, 3sg. past sérgėjo (Old Lithuanian sérgmi, athematic), Lithuanian sárgas (“guard”), Latvian sar̂gs (“guard”), with unexplained loss of -t-.
2. * Vasmer: Contamination of two separate roots, represented respectively by Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”) and Lithuanian sérgėti (“to guard”). The latter is cognate with Latin servō (“to save”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬌 (haᵘruuati, “to protect”). See: Latin '
servō'.
Verbs referencing "sterťi"
Old Church Slavonic
стрѣщи, Russian
стеречь, Slovene
streči, Ukrainian
стерегти.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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