FromProto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-(“to gape, yawn”). Akin toGermangeifen,Lithuanianžiópčioti,žiõplinti,žiopsóti andOld Norsegeipa.
*zěpati
- (intransitive) toyawn?, toyell?
- Synonyms:*kričati,*zěvàti
Conjugation of
*zěpati, *zěpa, *zěpajetь (sla, pro,
-a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
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| *zěpanьje | *zěpati | *zěpatъ | *zěpalъ |
| Participles |
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| Tense | Past | Present |
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| Passive | *zěpanъ | *zěpajemъ |
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| Active | *zěpavъ | *zěpaję |
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| Aorist | Present |
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| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Singular | *zěpaxъ | *zěpa | *zěpa | *zěpajǫ | *zěpaješi | *zěpajetь |
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| Dual | *zěpaxově | *zěpasta | *zěpaste | *zěpajevě | *zěpajeta | *zěpajete |
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| Plural | *zěpaxomъ | *zěpaste | *zěpašę | *zěpajemъ | *zěpajete | *zěpajǫtь |
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| Imperfect | Imperative |
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| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Singular | *zěpaaxъ | *zěpaaše | *zěpaaše | — | *zěpaji | *zěpaji |
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| Dual | *zěpaaxově | *zěpaašeta | *zěpaašete | *zěpajivě | *zěpajita | — |
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| Plural | *zěpaaxomъ | *zěpaašete | *zěpaaxǫ | *zěpajimъ | *zěpajite | — |
|---|
Conjugation of
*zěpati, *zěpa, *zěpľetь (sla, pro,
-a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun | Infinitive | Supine | L-participle |
|---|
| *zěpanьje | *zěpati | *zěpatъ | *zěpalъ |
| Participles |
|---|
| Tense | Past | Present |
|---|
| Passive | *zěpanъ | *zěpľemъ |
|---|
| Active | *zěpavъ | *zěpľę |
|---|
| Aorist | Present |
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| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Singular | *zěpaxъ | *zěpa | *zěpa | *zěpľǫ | *zěpľeši | *zěpľetь |
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| Dual | *zěpaxově | *zěpasta | *zěpaste | *zěpľevě | *zěpľeta | *zěpľete |
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| Plural | *zěpaxomъ | *zěpaste | *zěpašę | *zěpľemъ | *zěpľete | *zěpľǫtь |
|---|
| Imperfect | Imperative |
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| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Singular | *zěpaaxъ | *zěpaaše | *zěpaaše | — | *zěpľi | *zěpľi |
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| Dual | *zěpaaxově | *zěpaašeta | *zěpaašete | *zěpľivě | *zěpľita | — |
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| Plural | *zěpaaxomъ | *zěpaašete | *zěpaaxǫ | *zěpľimъ | *zěpľite | — |
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- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “зёпать”, inOleg Trubachyov, transl.,Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
