говея

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gověti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoˈvɛjɐ]

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Verb

гове́я • (govéja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to venerate, to regard with high esteem
   1. (including figuratively) to worship an authority or a deity
   2. (historical) to keep silence as a sign of veneration
2. (intransitive, ecclesiastical) to fast

Usage notes

The historical sense refers to an old-style tradition, practised by a newly wed bride in regard to senior members of the bridegroom's family (his parents and grandparents).

Conjugation

    Conjugation of гове́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	гове́ещ govéešt	говя́л govjál	гове́ел govéel	—		гове́ейки govéejki
	definite subject form	гове́ещият govéeštijat	гове́лият govélijat	—	—
	definite object form	гове́ещия govéeštija	гове́лия govélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	гове́еща govéešta	говя́ла govjála	гове́ела govéela	—
	definite	гове́ещата govéeštata	говя́лата govjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	гове́ещо govéešto	говя́ло govjálo	гове́ело govéelo	—	гове́ене govéene
	definite	гове́ещото govéeštoto	говя́лото govjáloto	—	—	гове́енето govéeneto
plural	indefinite	гове́ещи govéešti	гове́ли govéli	гове́ели govéeli	—	гове́ения, гове́енета govéenija, govéeneta
	definite	гове́ещите govéeštite	гове́лите govélite	—	—	гове́енията, гове́енетата govéenijata, govéenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		гове́я govéja	гове́еш govéeš	гове́е govée	гове́ем govéem	гове́ете govéete	гове́ят govéjat
imperfect		гове́ех govéeh	гове́еше govéeše	гове́еше govéeše	гове́ехме govéehme	гове́ехте govéehte	гове́еха govéeha
aorist		говя́х govjáh	говя́ govjá	говя́ govjá	говя́хме govjáhme	говя́хте govjáhte	говя́ха govjáha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and гове́ел m, гове́ела f, гове́ело n, or гове́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and говя́л m, говя́ла f, говя́ло n, or гове́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			гове́й govéj			гове́йте govéjte

Derived terms

• догове́я pf (dogovéja), договя́вам impf (dogovjávam)
• загове́я pf (zagovéja), заговя́вам impf (zagovjávam)
• отгове́я pf (otgovéja), отговя́вам impf (otgovjávam)
• погове́я pf (pogovéja), поговя́вам impf (pogovjávam)
• разгове́я се pf (razgovéja se), разговя́вам се impf (razgovjávam se)
• благогове́я (blagogovéja, “to worship”)
• *говязън (*govjazǎn) (obsolete)
  • Загове́зни pl (Zagovézni, “last day before start of fasting”) (in Abrahamic religions)
• гове́ен (govéen, resultant adjective)

References

• “говея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “говея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “говея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 258
• “говѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈvʲejə]

Participle

гове́я • (govéja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of гове́ть (govétʹ)