вить

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Central Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *wete. Cognates include Northern Mansi вит (wit), Hungarian víz, Finnish vesi and Estonian vesi.

Pronunciation

Noun

вить (witʹ) (Lower Konda)

  1. water

References

  • Linguistica Uralica (1998), volume 34, number 2, page 98: манс. вить 'вода'

Further reading

  • E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “вить”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника») [Mansi-Russian dictionary (Kondinsky dialect of the Mansi language), Based on the story by P. K. Cheymetov “Ворыяп хумый” (“Two Hunters”)]‎, Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN, page 40
  • Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán

Erzya

Etymology

From earlier *vijeť, from Proto-Mordvinic *vijəďə (see there for further etymology).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

вить (viť)

  1. right, opposite of left

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Nivkh

Noun

вить (viț)

  1. body

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вити (viti), from Proto-Slavic *vī́tī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Verb

вить (vitʹimpf (perfective свить)

  1. to wind
  2. to twist, to weave
    вить вено́кvitʹ venókto weave a garland
    вить гнездо́vitʹ gnezdóto build / make a nest; (figuratively) to put down roots in some place, to settle down in some place
    вить верёвки из кого́-либо (idiomatic)vitʹ verjóvki iz kovó-liboto turn / twist smb. round one's little finger

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Udmurt

Udmurt cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : вить (viť)

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *vit, from Proto-Uralic *witte. Cognates include Eastern Mari вич (vič) and Kildin Sami выдт (vydt).

Permic cognates include Komi-Zyrian вит (vit) and Komi-Zyrian вит (vit).

Pronunciation

Numeral

вить (viť)

  1. five

References

  • L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “вить”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 124
  • Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 317