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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěvati

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology 1

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Limited to South Slavic, formed as *sijati (to shine, to illuminate) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (to shine).

Verb

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*sěvàti impf[1]

  1. to irradiate, to glimmer, to emit light
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ся́вам (sjávam, to glimmer, to blink)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: се́вати
      Latin script: sévati
    • Slovene: sẹ́vati
Further reading
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  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сявам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 718

References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sẹ́vati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*sěva̋ti

Etymology 2

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Indirectly attested in derivatives, formed as *sěti (to sow) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (to sow, to plant).

Verb

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*sěvati impf

  1. to plant, to sow (intensive)
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сeя¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 628

Etymology 3

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Indirectly attested in derivatives, formed as *sěti (to sieve) +‎ *-vati, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁y- (to sieve).

Verb

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*sěvati impf

  1. to sieve (intensive)
  2. to strain (intensive)
Inflection
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Descendants
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