Contionary:zent

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Carnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Carnian zenti, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęti. Compare Slovene vzeti, Serbo-Croatian uzeti.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA: [zɛ̂nt]
    • (1sg present indicative) IPA: [zɛ̂ːnɛm]
  • (Carinthian) IPA: [zɛ̃̂t]

Verb

zent pf (imperfective ent)

  1. (transitive) to take
    Je zeu ta kengà.He took the book.

Usage notes

The present stem en- replaced the earlier em- in analogy with other verbs ending in *-ęti.

Conjugation

Infinitive zent
Participles Past zeu
Active -
Passive zent
Gerund zentie
Singular Plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Indicative Present zenem zeneṡ zene zeneme zenete zenan
Past jem zeu jes zeu je zeu jesme zeu jeste zeu san zeu
Future bam zeu baṡ zeu ba zeu bame zeu baste zeu badan zeu
Imperative - zeni (hai zene) zenime zenite (hai zenan)
Conditional bim zeu biṡ zeu bi zeu bime zeu biste zeu bi zeu