ведь

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *veď, from Proto-Uralic *wete. Cognate with Finnish vesi (vete-), Kildin Sami вэ̄дз (vēdz), Eastern Mari вӱд (vüd), Udmurt ву (vu), Hungarian víz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vedʲ/

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• Hyphenation: ведь

Noun

ведь • (veď)

1. water
2. juice

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ведь”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
• Entry #1142 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *wete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vʲedʲ/

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Noun

ведь • (veď)

1. water
   • (2005), Apostolhńeń ťevsna , Helsinki: Bibľijań jotaftoma insťitutś

     Иоанн кстиндась ведьса, а тинь курок ульхтяда кстиндаф Иняру Ваймопожфса.

     Ioann ksťindaś veďsa , a ťiń kurok uľhťada ksťindaf Ińaru Vajmopožfsa.

     John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.

   • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 32

     Стирсь моли эшии веденкса.

     Sťirś moľi ešiji veďenksa .

     The girl went to the well after water.

   • B. V. Vśesvätskij, Botańika: SŔEDŃAJ ŠKOLANĎI TONAFŃEMA KŃIGA, 1933

     Оплодотворениясь тиендеви аньцек веца [sic? ведьса] сяс, мес живчикне алонь клеткатненди молевихть аньцек ведьга.

     Oplodotvoŕeńijaś ťijenďevi ańćek veca [sic? veďsa ] śas, mes živčikńe aloń kľetkatńenďi moľevihť ańćek veďga .

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     Коське видьмеса [sic? видьмоса] ащи летьксь эжемста щиньфтась, и сяльдя пробиркать кельме стенканзон лангса меки арась ведькс.

     Kośke viďmesa [sic? viďmosa] ašči ľeťkś ežemsta ščińftaś, i śaľďa probirkať keľme sťenkanzon langsa meki araś veďks .

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     Касыксса ведень шиньфтамась.

     Kasikssa veďeń šińftamaś.

     Water evaporation in a plant.

   • Botańiks mokšeń, KPR — Gardeners Club

     (..) конац аралай видьме ведьта.

     ( . .) konac aralaj viďme veďta .

     (..) whose protector seed out of water(?)

Declension

Derived terms

• ведень (veďeń)

References

Russian

Alternative forms

• вѣдь (vědʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ (vědě). Russian ведь (vedʹ) is a former Proto-Indo-European root perfect *wóyde with mediopassive ending -ai, with meaning "I have seen". Cognate with English wit.

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Interjection

ведь • (vedʹ)

1. after all
2. indeed, surely
3. why, well
4. then, you know, you see
5. isn’t it?

   Ведь уже́ по́здно ― Vedʹ užé pózdno ― It’s late, isn’t it?

   Ведь он знато́к ― Vedʹ on znatók ― After all, he’s an expert.

   Ведь я вам говори́л! ― Vedʹ ja vam govoríl! ― But I told you!

Conjunction

ведь • (vedʹ)

1. as, because

   Он лежи́т, ведь на про́шлой неде́ле он заболе́л

   On ležít, vedʹ na próšloj nedéle on zabolél

   He’s in bed, as last week he fell ill.

Derived terms

• а ве́дь (a védʹ)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: бит (bit)
• → Ingrian: vet
• → Karelian: vet’