кочевать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic кочевати (kočevati), a Turkic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *köč-. Contains the suffix -ева́ть (-evátʹ). Compare also Belarusian качаваць (kačavacʹ), Ukrainian кочувати (kočuvaty), Czech kočovat, Slovak kočovať, Polish koczować.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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кочева́ть (kočevátʹimpf

  1. to lead a nomad's life
  2. (of animals) to migrate

Conjugation

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