Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/potęti

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Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *po +‎ *tęti.

Verb

*potęti

to cut
to kill
to hit

Declension

Conjugation of *potęti, *potę, *potьnetь (?, -V/C-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*potętьje	*potęti	*potętъ	*potęlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*potętъ	*potьnomъ
Active	*potьnъ	*potьny

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*potęsъ	*potę	*potę	*potьnǫ	*potьneši	*potьnetь
Dual	*potęsově	*potęsta	*potęste	*potьnevě	*potьneta	*potьnete
Plural	*potęsomъ	*potęste	*potęsę	*potьnemъ	*potьnete	*potьnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*potьněaxъ	*potьněaše	*potьněaše	—	*potьni	*potьni
Dual	*potьněaxově	*potьněašeta	*potьněašete	*potьněvě	*potьněta	—
Plural	*potьněaxomъ	*potьněašete	*potьněaxǫ	*potьněmъ	*potьněte	—

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: потѧти (potęti)
  - Middle Russian: потѧти (potjati)
  - Ukrainian: потя́ти (potjáty)
- Old Novgorodian: потѧти (potęti)
West Slavic:
- Kashubian: pòcyc
- Old Czech: potieti
- Old Polish: pociąć
  - Polish: pociąć