Infinitive
mesti
Supine
mestъ
L-participle
metlъ
Verbal Noun
metenьje
Aorist
| 1st sing. | metъ; metoxъ |
| 2nd sing. | mete |
| 3rd sing. | mete |
| 1st dual | metově; metoxově |
| 2nd dual | meteta; metosta |
| 3rd dual | metete; metoste |
| 1st plur. | metomъ; metoxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | metete; metoste |
| 3rd plur. | metǫ; metošę |
Present
| 1st sing. | metǫ |
| 2nd sing. | meteši |
| 3rd sing. | metetь |
| 1st dual | metevě |
| 2nd dual | meteta |
| 3rd dual | metete |
| 1st plur. | metemъ |
| 2nd plur. | metete |
| 3rd plur. | metǫtь |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | metěaxъ |
| 2nd sing. | metěaše |
| 3rd sing. | metěaše |
| 1st dual | metěaxově |
| 2nd dual | metěašeta |
| 3rd dual | metěašete |
| 1st plur. | metěaxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | metěašete |
| 3rd plur. | metěaxǫ |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | meti |
| 3rd sing. | meti |
| 1st dual | metěvě |
| 2nd dual | metěta |
| 1st plur. | metěmъ |
| 2nd plur. | metěte |
Future
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der.?
3. Proto-Balto-Slavic *met-der.
4. Proto-Slavic *mesti
5. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *met-. Per Derksen, possibly related to Latin metō (“to mow, to harvest”), Welsh medi (“to reap”), although many sources indicate no cognates outside of Balto-Slavic. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).
6. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mèsti (“to throw”) (1sg. metù, 3sg. mẽta), Latvian mest (“to throw”) (3sg. mȩt), Old Prussian pomests (“submissive”, perf. pass. part.), pomettīwingi (“obedient”, masc. nom. pl.). Also cognate with Lithuanian métyti (“to throw”) (1sg. métau), Latvian mẽtât. See: Latin '
metō', Welsh '
medi', Latvian '
mest'.
Verbs referencing "mesti"
Latvian
mest, Lithuanian
mesti, Serbo-Croatian
mesti, Slovene
mesti, Serbo-Croatian
мести, Macedonian
мете, Czech
mést, Belarusan
месці.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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