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Russian
Etymology
Univerbation of дѣ́етъ (dě́jet) + сказа́ть (skazátʹ).
Pronunciation
Particle
де́скать • (déskatʹ)
- A particle introducing reported speech; (he/she) says, (they) say
- Synonyms: мол (mol), де (de), зна́чит (znáčit)
- О́н, де́скать, не зна́л. ― Ón, déskatʹ, ne znál. ― He says he didn't know.
- A particle introducing the explanation of someone's thoughts, gestures, or behavior; meaning, like, as if saying
- Synonyms: мол (mol), де (de), зна́чит (znáčit), ти́па (típa)
- Он кивну́л: де́скать, дава́й. ― On kivnúl: déskatʹ, daváj. ― He nodded his head, meaning: “do it”.
See also
References
- Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1910–1914) “дѣть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – О), numbers 1–9, Moscow: G. Lissner & D. Sobko Publishing House, page 209
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дескать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “дескать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Arutjunova, Nina (1990) “Высказывание в контексте диалога и чужой речи ”, in Revue des études slaves (in Russian), volume 62, numbers 1–2, →DOI, pages 22–28