Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letěti.
Verb
летѣти • (letěti) impf
- (intransitive) to fly
Usage notes
летѣти is in the class of Old Church Slavonic concrete verbs. Its counterpart, лѣтати (lětati), is an abstract verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of летѣти (class II2, intransitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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летѣти
letěti
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летѣтъ
letětŭ
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летѣньѥ
letěnĭje
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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летѧ
letę
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летѣвъ
letěvŭ
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| passive
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—
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—
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| l-participle
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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| singular
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летѣлъ
letělŭ
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летѣло
letělo
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летѣла
letěla
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| dual
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летѣла
letěla
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летѣлѣ
letělě
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летѣлѣ
letělě
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| plural
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летѣли
letěli
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летѣла
letěla
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летѣлꙑ
letěly
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present
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imperfect
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imperative
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| singular
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1st
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лещѫ
leštǫ
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летѣахъ
letěaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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летиши
letiši
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летѣаше
letěaše
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лети
leti
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| 3rd
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летитъ
letitŭ
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летѣаше
letěaše
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лети
leti
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| dual
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1st
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летивѣ
letivě
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летѣаховѣ
letěaxově
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летивѣ
letivě
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| 2nd
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летита
letita
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летѣашета
letěašeta
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летита
letita
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| 3rd
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летите, летита
letite, letita
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летѣашете, летѣашета
letěašete, letěašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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летимъ
letimŭ
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летѣахомъ
letěaxomŭ
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летимъ
letimŭ
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| 2nd
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летите
letite
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летѣашете
letěašete
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летите
letite
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| 3rd
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летѧтъ
letętŭ
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летѣахѫ
letěaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist5
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| singular
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1st
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летѣхъ
letěxŭ
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| 2nd
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летѣ
letě
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| 3rd
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летѣ
letě
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| dual
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1st
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летѣховѣ
letěxově
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| 2nd
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летѣста
letěsta
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| 3rd
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летѣсте, летѣста
letěste, letěsta
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| plural
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1st
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летѣхомъ
letěxomŭ
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| 2nd
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летѣсте
letěste
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| 3rd
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летѣшѧ
letěšę
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| compound tenses
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of летѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → летѣлъ ѥсмь
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of летѣти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → летѣлъ бѣхъ or летѣлъ бѣахъ
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| future
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Use the infinitive of летѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. first-person singular → имамь летѣти, хощѫ летѣти, начьнѫ летѣти or въчьнѫ летѣти
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| future perfect2, 3
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Use the l-participle of летѣти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → летѣлъ бѫдѫ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of летѣти and the conditional mood4 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → летѣлъ бимь or летѣлъ бꙑхъ
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1 For declension of participles, see their entries.
2 Except first/second-person neuter.
3 Attested only in a few instances.
4 The dual forms are unattested.
5 Also called a sigmatic aorist.
This table shows the normalized inflected forms of летѣти. Some forms may be based on conjecture. See also Old Church Slavonic grammar § Verbs on WikipediaWikipedia .
Further reading
- “летѣти”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
- “летѣти”, in Исторически речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022