Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moťi

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From earlier *mogtì (through the law of open syllables), equal to *mog- + *-ti. Further, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”).

Verb

*moťì

1. to be able

Conjugation

Conjugation of *moťi, *može, *možetь (?, -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*moženьje	*moťi	*moťь	*moglъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*moženъ	*mogomъ
Active	*mogъ	*mogy

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mog(ox)ъ	*može	*može	*mogǫ	*možeši	*možetь
Dual	*mog(ox)ově	*mog(e/os)ta	*mog(e/os)te	*moževě	*možeta	*možete
Plural	*mog(ox)omъ	*mog(e/os)te	*mogǫ, *mogošę	*možemъ	*možete	*mogǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*možaaxъ	*možaaše	*možaaše	—	*modzi	*modzi
Dual	*možaaxově	*možaašeta	*možaašete	*modzěvě	*modzěta	—
Plural	*možaaxomъ	*možaašete	*možaaxǫ	*modzěmъ	*modzěte	—

Notes:
• Aorist *mogeste ⇒ *možeste, ...

Related terms

• *moťь
• *mogy

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: мочи (moči)
    • Belarusian: магчы́ (mahčý)
    • Russian: мочь (močʹ)
    • Ukrainian: могти́ (mohtý), мочи́ (močý)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: мощи (mošti)

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⱁⱋⰻ (mošti)

  • Bulgarian: мо́га (móga)
  • Macedonian: може (može)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: мо̏ћи

    Latin script: mȍći

  • Slovene: móči (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: moci
    • Czech: moci
  • Old Polish: móc
    • Masurian: móc
    • Polish: móc
    • Silesian: mōc
  • Slovak: môcť
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: mòc
    • Slovincian: môc
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: móc
    • Lower Sorbian: móc