dedovati
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dẹ̑d (“grandfather, ancestor”) + -ovati, because it used to be the norm that the oldest man would inherit.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dedováti or dẹ̄dovati impf
- to inherit
Inflection
[edit]| -ovati -ujem (AP b or both) | ||||||
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| infinitive | dedováti, dẹ̄dovati | |||||
| 1st singular | dedȗjem, dẹ̄dujem | |||||
| infinitive | dedováti, dẹ̄dovati | dedovat | ||||
| supine | dedovȁt, dẹ̄dovat | |||||
| verbal noun | dedovȃnje, dẹ̄dovanje | |||||
| participle | converb | |||||
| present | dedujọ̄č | dedovȃje | ||||
| past | dedován, dẹ̄dovan | — | ||||
| l-participle | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| singular | dedovȁł, dẹ̄dovał | dedovȃla, dẹ̄dovala | dedoválo, dẹ̄dovalo | |||
| dual | dedovála, dẹ̄dovala | dedováli, dẹ̄dovali | dedováli, dẹ̄dovali | |||
| plural | dedováli, dẹ̄dovali | dedovále, dẹ̄dovale | dedovála, dẹ̄dovala | |||
| present | imperative | |||||
| 1st singular | dedȗjem, dẹ̄dujem | — | ||||
| 2nd singular | dedȗješ, dẹ̄duješ | dedȗj, dẹ̄duj | ||||
| 3rd singular | dedȗje, dẹ̄duje | — | ||||
| 1st dual | dedȗjeva, dẹ̄dujeva | dedȗjva, dẹ̄dujva | ||||
| 2nd dual | dedȗjeta, dẹ̄dujeta | dedȗjta, dẹ̄dujta | ||||
| 3rd dual | dedȗjeta, dẹ̄dujeta | — | ||||
| 1st plural | dedȗjemo, dẹ̄dujemo | dedȗjmo, dẹ̄dujmo | ||||
| 2nd plural | dedȗjete, dẹ̄dujete | dedȗjte, dẹ̄dujte | ||||
| 3rd plural | dedȗjejo, dẹ̄dujejo | — | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dedovati”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024